οὖλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The etymology is uncertain. Maybe from the same root of εἰλέω (eiléō, “to press together”) or from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, round”), like ἐλύω (elúō, “to roll around”), εἰλύω (eilúō, “to enfold”), εἴλω (eílō, “to roll up, pack close”), ἑλίσσω (helíssō, “to turn round, to roll”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ôː.lon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈu.lon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.lon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈu.lon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈu.lon/

Noun

οὖλον • (oûlon) n (genitive οὔλου); second declension

(anatomy) gum (flesh around the teeth)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ οὖλον; τοῦ οὔλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ οὖλον tò oûlon	τὼ οὔλω tṑ oúlō	τᾰ̀ οὖλᾰ tà oûla
Genitive	τοῦ οὔλου toû oúlou	τοῖν οὔλοιν toîn oúloin	τῶν οὔλων tôn oúlōn
Dative	τῷ οὔλῳ tôi oúlōi	τοῖν οὔλοιν toîn oúloin	τοῖς οὔλοις toîs oúlois
Accusative	τὸ οὖλον tò oûlon	τὼ οὔλω tṑ oúlō	τᾰ̀ οὖλᾰ tà oûla
Vocative	οὖλον oûlon	οὔλω oúlō	οὖλᾰ oûla
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ούλο (oúlo)