φωλεός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation is similar to γωλεός (gōleós), εἰλεός (eileós) and στελεός (steleós). Frisk connects the word with Old Norse ból (layer, nest of animals) but this theory is now rejected. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin in view of the ending "-εος".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φωλεός (phōleós) m (genitive φωλεοῦ); second declension

  1. den, lair
  2. schoolhouse

Inflection

Derived terms

  • φωλεά (phōleá)
  • φωλεία (phōleía)
  • φώλευσις (phṓleusis)
  • φωλευτέον (phōleutéon)
  • φωλεύω (phōleúō)
  • φωλέω (phōléō)
  • φωλεώδης (phōleṓdēs)
  • φωλητήρ (phōlētḗr)
  • φωλητήριον (phōlētḗrion)
  • φωλίον (phōlíon)

References

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