βίλλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βιλλᾶς (billâs), βιλλίν (billín)

Etymology

Furnée compares this word with the adjective ἀβίλλιον (abíllion, “manly, masculine”); according to Beekes, the prothetic vowel would prove a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βίλλος • (bíllos)

  1. pudendum virile, the genitals of a man

Further reading

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