βήρυλλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit विरलायते (viralāyate), from Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya), from Dravidian, probably named after Velur (modern day Belur) in southern India.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βήρυλλος (bḗrullos) f (genitive βηρύλλου); second declension

  1. beryl

Inflection

Derived terms

  • βηρύλλιον (bērúllion)
  • βηρύλλιος (bērúllios)
  • βηρυλλιολίθος (bērulliolíthos)

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, beryl)

Noun

βήρυλλος (víryllos) f (uncountable)

  1. beryl

Declension

Further reading

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