πέλλα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology 1

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The comparison with Latin pēlvis (bowl, dish) or Sanskrit पालवी (pālavī, a kind of vessel), पारी (pārī, milk pail) is unconvincing, and does not lead to an Indo-European reconstruction. Furnée suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πέλλᾰ (péllaf (genitive πέλλης); first declension

  1. wooden bowl, milk pail
  2. kind of drinking-cup
Inflection
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Assuming a Pre-Greek form *πελσᾱ (*pelsā), it has been connected with Proto-Germanic *falisaz (rock, cliff), Old Irish ail (crag) and Sanskrit पाषाण (pāṣāṇa, rock, stone). However, the variation *pelso-/*peliso- does not seem Indo-European. The noun could be identical to the Macedonian town Πέλλα (Pélla). Furnée further compares φελλεύς (phelleús, stony ground), which points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πέλλα (pélla)

  1. Hesychius gives the definition as: λίθος (líthos, stone).

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