κολίας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation like ἀκανθίας (akanthías), ξιφίας (xiphías), and other fish and animal names; further unexplained.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολῐ́ᾱς • (kolíās) m (genitive κολῐ́ου); first declension

  1. Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: coliās

Further reading

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