τύλος

See also: Τύλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of τύλη (túlē, bulge).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τύλος • (túlosm (genitive τύλου); second declension

  1. synonym of τύλη (túlē)
  2. knot, callus (especially inside the hands)
  3. knob, knot
  4. knobbed bolt, treenail

Declension

Descendants

  • English: tyl-, tylo-
  • Latin: tylos
  • Translingual: Pachytylus

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:VAR > line 1 > τύλος

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