χιλός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χειλός (kheilós)

Etymology

Unexplained. It has been compared with Russian жир (žir, fat, lard) and Czech žír (fodder).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χῑλός (khīlós) m (genitive χῑλοῦ); second declension

  1. green fodder for cattle, forage, provender
  2. pasturage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἄχιλος (ákhilos)
  • βούχιλος (boúkhilos)
  • εὔχιλος (eúkhilos)
  • χιλεύω (khileúō)
  • χιλήγονος (khilḗgonos)
  • χιλόω (khilóō)
  • χίλωμα (khílōma)
  • χιλωτήρ (khilōtḗr)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.