πέμπελος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Galen's explanation is a folk etymology based on the similarity with πέμπω (pémpō, to send, dispatch). Blanc proposed a reduplication πελ-πελ- from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (gray), the same root of πελιός (peliós, livid) and πελιδνός (pelidnós, pallid). Anothery theory by Furnée links this adjective to Georgian პეპერა (ṗeṗera, ancestor, forefather), showing nasalization.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πέμπελος (pémpelosm or f (neuter πέμπελον); second declension

  1. old, aged
    Synonym: γηραιός (gēraiós)
  2. Hesychius' gives the definition as: στωμύλος (stōmúlos, talkative), λάλος (lálos, loquacious).

Declension

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Further reading

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