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σίαλος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The word has been connected with Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, spittle, slobber), Old English þwīnan (to become weak) and Proto-Slavic *tyti (to become fat) but all these proposals seem unconvincing. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σίᾰλος (síalosm (genitive σῐάλου); second declension

  1. porker, fat pig
  2. fat, grease

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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