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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, the apparent semantic and phonetic relationship to κρύος (krúos, cold; ice), Latin crusta (crust, bark), and Old English hruse (ground) is striking - perhaps the word is a derivative of κρύος (krúos) with the addition of the Pre-Greek suffix.

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) “κρύσταλλος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 787

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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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Declension of κρύσταλλος
singular plural
nominative κρύσταλλος (krýstallos) κρύσταλλοι (krýstalloi)
genitive κρυστάλλου (krystállou) κρυστάλλων (krystállon)
accusative κρύσταλλο (krýstallo) κρυστάλλους (krystállous)
vocative κρύσταλλε (krýstalle) κρύσταλλοι (krýstalloi)

Derived terms

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