ὕλη

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See also: ύλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (firewood, wood, beam). Compare to Latin silva, English sill, Latvian sile (trough).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῡ̔́λη (hū́lēf (genitive ῡ̔́λης); first declension

  1. wood, trees, forest
  2. timber, firewood
  3. stuff, material, substance
  4. matter

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Coptic: ϩⲩⲗⲏ (hulē)
  • English: -yl
  • Greek: ύλη (ýli)
  • Latin: hyle
  • Old Armenian: հիւղէ (hiwłē)
  • Middle English: hyle, yle, ylem
  • Classical Persian: هیولی (hayūlē, element; matter; stuff; substance)

Further reading