χαμηλός

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From χαμαί (khamaí, to the earth, on the earth), a frozen case-form of χθών (khthṓn, earth), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare πάλαι (pálai), παραί (paraí). The ending could be formed after the antonym ὑψηλός (hupsēlós).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

χᾰμηλός (khamēlósm (feminine χᾰμηλή, neuter χᾰμηλόν); first/second declension

  1. low on the ground
  2. (figuratively) of low station
  3. (figuratively) diminutive, trifling

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: χαμηλός (chamilós)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek χαμηλός (khamēlós, lowered). Then Ancient Greek sense: "trivial". [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xa.miˈlos/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧μη‧λός

Adjective[edit]

χαμηλός (chamilósm (feminine χαμηλή, neuter χαμηλό)

  1. low, lowered
  2. base

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References[edit]

  1. ^ χαμηλόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.