τίλλω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. This verb cannot be an old primary formation. If not a loan, it must be a denominative from unattested *τίλος (*tílos). There are no cognates outside Greek. Frisk suggests a pre-form *πτίλλω (*ptíllō), which would belong to πτίλον (ptílon, feather), via dissimilation in the compounded form.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τῐ́λλω • (tíllō)

  1. to pluck or pull out hair
  2. (passive voice) to have one's hair plucked
  3. to pluck the harp strings
  4. to pick so as to extract fibre
  5. to tear one's hair in sorrow
  6. (figuratively) to pluck, vex, annoy

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀποτῐ́λλω (apotíllō)
  • θρῠοτῐ́λλω (thruotíllō)
  • ὁλοτῐ́λλω (holotíllō)
  • περῐτῐ́λλω (peritíllō)
  • πᾰρᾰτῐ́λλω (paratíllō)
  • τῐλλοπώγων (tillopṓgōn)
  • τῐλμός (tilmós)
  • τῐ́λμᾰ (tílma)
  • τῐ́λσῐς (tílsis)
  • τῐ́λτρον (tíltron)

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