ὑψηλός

See also: υψηλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὕψι (húpsi, high), ὕψος (húpsos, height, summit) + -λός (-lós). Compare Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, whence Old Irish úasal, Welsh uchel and the first part of Gaulish Uxellodunum.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῠ̔ψηλός • (hupsēlós) m (feminine ῠ̔ψηλή, neuter ῠ̔ψηλόν); first/second declension

  1. high, lofty
  2. (figuratively) high, lofty, stately, proud
    1. (of persons)
    2. (of poets) sublime

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ψηλός (psilós), υψηλός (ypsilós)

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