κήλων

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. A secondary formation in -ων (-ōn). Vendryes proposed to start from κῆλον (kêlon, arrow, projectile) in the unattested sense of "penis", but this cannot be further substantiated.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κήλων (kḗlōnm (genitive κήλωνος); third declension

  1. swape, swing-beam for drawing water
  2. stallion, male ass

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Classical Syriac: ܩܝܠܘܢܐ (qīlōnā)

Further reading

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