κιλλός

See also: κίλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For the root vocalism, it is possible to compare πιλνός (pilnós, “grey”) beside πελιός (peliós, “livid”). Formally, this word is a reminiscent of κελαινός (kelainós, “dark”), but ultimately there is no convincing etymology.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kil.lós/ → /cilˈlos/ → /ciˈlos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kil.lós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kilˈlos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cilˈlos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ciˈlos/

Adjective

κῐλλός • (kĭllós) m (feminine κῐλλή, neuter κῐλλόν); first/second declension

1. grey

   Synonyms: πολιός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós)

Inflection

First and second declension of κῐλλός; κῐλλή; κῐλλόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κῐλλός kĭllós	κῐλλή kĭllḗ	κῐλλόν kĭllón		κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ		κῐλλοί kĭlloí	κῐλλαί kĭllaí	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Genitive		κῐλλοῦ kĭlloû	κῐλλῆς kĭllês	κῐλλοῦ kĭlloû		κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλαῖν kĭllaîn	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn		κῐλλῶν kĭllôn	κῐλλῶν kĭllôn	κῐλλῶν kĭllôn
Dative		κῐλλῷ kĭllôi	κῐλλῇ kĭllêi	κῐλλῷ kĭllôi		κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn	κῐλλαῖν kĭllaîn	κῐλλοῖν kĭlloîn		κῐλλοῖς kĭlloîs	κῐλλαῖς kĭllaîs	κῐλλοῖς kĭlloîs
Accusative		κῐλλόν kĭllón	κῐλλήν kĭllḗn	κῐλλόν kĭllón		κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ		κῐλλούς kĭlloús	κῐλλᾱ́ς kĭllā́s	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Vocative		κῐλλέ kĭllé	κῐλλή kĭllḗ	κῐλλόν kĭllón		κῐλλώ kĭllṓ	κῐλλᾱ́ kĭllā́	κῐλλώ kĭllṓ		κῐλλοί kĭlloí	κῐλλαί kĭllaí	κῐλλᾰ́ kĭllắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		κῐλλῶς kĭllôs				κῐλλότερος kĭllóteros				κῐλλότᾰτος kĭllótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κιλλακτήρ (killaktḗr)
• Κιλλάκτωρ (Killáktōr)
• κίλλιος (kíllios)
• κίλλος (kíllos)

References

• “κιλλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• κιλλός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• 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