ἅμιλλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the ending in -ιλλ- points to a Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅμιλλα • (hámillaf (genitive ἁμίλλης); first declension

  1. competition, contest, trial
  2. face-off, confrontation, dispute
  3. struggle, fight, conflict
  4. sporting activity, game, race

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἁμιλλάομαι (hamilláomai)
  • ἁμίλλημα (hamíllēma)
  • ἁμιλλητήρ (hamillētḗr)
  • ἁμιλλητήριος (hamillētḗrios)
  • ἁμιλλητικός (hamillētikós)

Descendants

  • Greek: άμιλλα (ámilla)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἅμιλλα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88

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