ὗλις

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Frisk suggests that this word might have arisen from ἰλύς (ilús, mud, slime), by way of contamination with ὑλίζω (hulízō, to filter, strain). However, this solution does not inspire much confidence.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὗλῐς (hûlisf (genitive ὕ̄λεως); third declension

  1. mud, slime
    Synonyms: ἄσις (ásis), ἰλύς (ilús)

Inflection

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Further reading

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