ὕλη

See also: ύλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (firewood, wood, beam). Compare to Latin silva, English sill, Latvian sile (trough).

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Noun

ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) f (genitive ῡ̔́λης); first declension

  1. wood, trees, forest
  2. timber, firewood
  3. stuff, material, substance
  4. matter

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