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κέλευθος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably from the same root as κέλομαι (kélomai) and κελεύω (keleúō, to urge, command); however, the -θ- is difficult to explain morphologically. If so, then cognate with Lithuanian kẽlias and Latvian ceļš (road, way) and with Albanian kaloj (to pass, walk by). Older theories attempted to connect the word to the root *ἐλεύθ- (*eleúth-) (for which see *ἐλεύθω (*eleúthō, Ι come) for more) in order to explain the -θ-; however, the initial κ- then becomes unexplained.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κέλευθος (kéleuthosf (genitive κελεύθου); second declension; plural usually neuter κέλευθᾰ

  1. (poetic) road, way, path

Inflection

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Neuter plural forms

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κέλευθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 668-9

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