ἕλιξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἷλῐξ (heîlĭx)poetic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (to turn).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἕλῐξ • (hélĭxf (genitive ἕλῐκος); third declension

    1. anything twisted, winding or in a spiral
    2. the tendril of a vine
    3. the outer ear
    4. (mathematics) a spiral line

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Greek: έλικα (élika), Greek: έλικας (élikas)
    • Latin: helix

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