κύλινδρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From κῠλίνδω (kulíndō, I roll).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῠ́λινδρος (kúlindrosm (genitive κῠλίνδρου); second declension

  1. round stone, tumbler, marble (child's toy)
  2. roller, cylinder
  3. roll of a book, volume

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κυλίνδω (> DER 1. κύλινδρος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 800

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).

Noun

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κύλινδρος (kýlindrosm (plural κύλινδροι)

  1. (geometry) cylinder

Derived terms

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