πύελος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πύαλος (púalos)

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Pre-Greek but it has also been compared with πλύνω (plúnō, to wash, clean).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠ́ελος • (púelos) f (genitive πῠέλου); second declension

  1. trough for feeding animals
    1. bathtub
    2. vat, kitchen boiler
    3. coffin
    4. (anatomy) infundibulum

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • πυέλιον (puélion)
  • πυελίς (puelís)
  • πυελώδης (puelṓdēs)

Further reading

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