κρύσταλλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, the word is Pre-Greek—which Beekes claims is the case for all Greek words with the -αλλο- suffix.[1] Contrary to this, a relationship is supported to κρύος (krúos), Latin crusta and Old English hruse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κρύσταλλος (krústallosm (genitive κρυστάλλου); second declension

  1. ice
  2. rock crystal

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.sta.los/
  • Hyphenation: κρύ‧σταλ‧λος

Noun

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κρύσταλλος (krýstallosm (plural κρύσταλλοι)

  1. (chemistry) crystal

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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