μύκλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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This word has been connected to μύκλα (múkla, black stripe on the neck and feet of the ass), μυχλός (mukhlós, Phoenician word for stallion ass) and Latin mūlus (mule). As the breeding of mules originates from Pontic Asia Minor, Frisk remarks that we are probably dealing with a Wanderwort. However, Beekes does not agree with this and claims that the variants prove a Pre-Greek origin, while Furnée thinks that this word must be separated from the others.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μῠ́κλος (múklosm (genitive μῠ́κλου); second declension

  1. lewd, lustful person
  2. fold on the donkey's neck

Inflection

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Further reading

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