τυλίσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τυλίττω (tulíttō)Attic

Etymology

A verbal formation from τύλη (túlē, bulge), with sense development "to make into a bulge" > "to twine into a ball, swathe up".[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τῠλί̆σσω • (tŭlí̆ssō)

  1. to twist or roll up
    1. (figuratively) to unravel
  2. to bend

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: τυλίγω (tylígo)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “τύλη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1517:DER > line 8 > 7. τυλ-ίσσω, -ίττω

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