κανθύλη

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ancient Greek

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

The comparison with Proto-Germanic *gundaz (sore, boil; pus) would require that κονθηλαί (konthēlaí) is original, which is highly unlikely. Strömberg derives the word from κάνθων (kánthōn) and κανθήλιος (kanthḗlios), both meaning pack ass. The variation α/ο is clearly Pre-Greek, as is the suffix.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 

Noun

[edit]

κανθύλη (kanthúlēf (genitive κανθύλης); first declension

  1. (oncology) swelling, tumour

Inflection

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]