ὑλακτέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ὑλάω (huláō, to bark) + a suffix -ακτέω (-aktéō) also seen in ἀγανακτέω (aganaktéō, to feel vexed), likely from an onomatopoeic root *ul- also reflected in Latin ululō (to howl), ulula (screech owl), Sanskrit उलूक (úlūka, owl), and Lithuanian ulúoti (to howl). See also ὀλολῡ́ζω (ololū́zō, to cry out).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῠ̔λακτέω • (hŭlaktéō)

  1. to bark (of dogs)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: αλυχτώ (alychtó) (with metathesis)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ὑλάω ( VAR > line 2 > ὑλακτέω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1529

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