πελώριος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From πέλωρ (pélōr, “supernatural monster”) + -ιος (-ios), The noun is of unknown origin; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-ōr (“maker, builder?”) modified by dissimilation, given variant forms such as τέλωρ (télōr) and τελώριος (telṓrios) which point to an original initial *kʷ, though this derivation is problematic.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pe.lɔ̌ː.ri.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /peˈlo.ri.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /peˈlo.ri.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /peˈlo.ri.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /peˈlo.ri.os/
Adjective
πελώρῐος • (pelṓrios) m (feminine πελωρίᾱ, neuter πελώρῐον); first/second declension
Declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | πελώρῐος pelṓrios |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελώρῐοι pelṓrioi |
πελώρῐαι pelṓriai |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Genitive | πελωρῐ́ου pelōríou |
πελωρῐ́ᾱς pelōríās |
πελωρῐ́ου pelōríou |
πελωρῐ́οιν pelōríoin |
πελωρῐ́αιν pelōríain |
πελωρῐ́οιν pelōríoin |
πελωρῐ́ων pelōríōn |
πελωρῐ́ων pelōríōn |
πελωρῐ́ων pelōríōn | |||||
Dative | πελωρῐ́ῳ pelōríōi |
πελωρῐ́ᾳ pelōríāi |
πελωρῐ́ῳ pelōríōi |
πελωρῐ́οιν pelōríoin |
πελωρῐ́αιν pelōríain |
πελωρῐ́οιν pelōríoin |
πελωρῐ́οις pelōríois |
πελωρῐ́αις pelōríais |
πελωρῐ́οις pelōríois | |||||
Accusative | πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ᾱν pelōríān |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ους pelōríous |
πελωρῐ́ᾱς pelōríās |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Vocative | πελώρῐε pelṓrie |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελώρῐοι pelṓrioi |
πελώρῐαι pelṓriai |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
πελωρῐ́ως pelōríōs |
πελωρῐώτερος pelōriṓteros |
πελωρῐώτᾰτος pelōriṓtatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | πελώρῐος pelṓrios |
πελωρῐ́η pelōríē |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελώρῐοι pelṓrioi |
πελώρῐαι pelṓriai |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Genitive | πελωρῐ́ου / πελωρῐοῖο / πελωρῐ́οιο / πελωρῐόο / πελωρῐ́οο pelōríou / pelōrioîo / pelōríoio / pelōrióo / pelōríoo |
πελωρῐ́ης pelōríēs |
πελωρῐ́ου / πελωρῐοῖο / πελωρῐ́οιο / πελωρῐόο / πελωρῐ́οο pelōríou / pelōrioîo / pelōríoio / pelōrióo / pelōríoo |
πελωρῐ́οιῐν pelōríoiin |
πελωρῐ́αιν / πελωρῐ́αιῐν / πελωρῐ́ῃῐν pelōríai(i)n / pelōríēiin |
πελωρῐ́οιῐν pelōríoiin |
πελωρῐ́ων pelōríōn |
πελωρῐᾱ́ων / πελωρῐέ͜ων / πελωρῐῶν pelōriā́ōn / pelōrié͜ōn / pelōriôn |
πελωρῐ́ων pelōríōn | |||||
Dative | πελωρῐ́ῳ pelōríōi |
πελωρῐ́ῃ pelōríēi |
πελωρῐ́ῳ pelōríōi |
πελωρῐ́οιῐν pelōríoiin |
πελωρῐ́αιν / πελωρῐ́αιῐν / πελωρῐ́ῃῐν pelōríai(i)n / pelōríēiin |
πελωρῐ́οιῐν pelōríoiin |
πελωρῐ́οισῐ / πελωρῐ́οισῐν / πελωρῐ́οις pelōríoisi(n) / pelōríois |
πελωρῐ́ῃσῐ / πελωρῐ́ῃσῐν / πελωρῐ́ῃς / πελωρῐ́αις pelōríēisi(n) / pelōríēis / pelōríais |
πελωρῐ́οισῐ / πελωρῐ́οισῐν / πελωρῐ́οις pelōríoisi(n) / pelōríois | |||||
Accusative | πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ην pelōríēn |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ους pelōríous |
πελωρῐ́ᾱς pelōríās |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Vocative | πελώρῐε pelṓrie |
πελωρῐ́η pelōríē |
πελώρῐον pelṓrion |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελωρῐ́ᾱ pelōríā |
πελωρῐ́ω pelōríō |
πελώρῐοι pelṓrioi |
πελώρῐαι pelṓriai |
πελώρῐᾰ pelṓria | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
πελωρῐ́ως pelōríōs |
πελωρῐώτερος pelōriṓteros |
πελωρῐώτᾰτος pelōriṓtatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “πελώριος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- πελώριος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- πελώριος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “πελώριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πελώριος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλωρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1169–1170
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Etymology
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From Ancient Greek πελώριος (pelṓrios, “enormous”), from πέλωρ (pélōr, “supernatural monster”), of unknown origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-ōr modified by dissimilation, given variant forms such as τέλωρ (télōr) and τελώριος (telṓrios) which point to an original initial *kʷ, though this derivation is problematic.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
πελώριος • (pelórios) m (feminine πελώρια, neuter πελώριο)
- huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, humongous
- Ο ψαράς έπιασε ένα πελώριο ψάρι. ― O psarás épiase éna pelório psári. ― The fisherman caught a huge fish.
Declension
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | πελώριος • | πελώρια • | πελώριο • | πελώριοι • | πελώριες • | πελώρια • |
genitive | πελώριου • | πελώριας • | πελώριου • | πελώριων • | πελώριων • | πελώριων • |
accusative | πελώριο • | πελώρια • | πελώριο • | πελώριους • | πελώριες • | πελώρια • |
vocative | πελώριε • | πελώρια • | πελώριο • | πελώριοι • | πελώριες • | πελώρια • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο πελώριος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο πελώριος, etc.) |
Synonyms
- τεράστιος (terástios, “massive”)
- υπερμεγέθης (ypermegéthis, “oversized”)
- κολοσσιαίος (kolossiaíos, “colossal”)
- γιγάντιος (gigántios, “gigantic”)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέλωρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1169–1170
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