Τύλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

May be from Dilmun. May also be related to Hebrew טָלֶה‎.

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Τῠ́λος • (Túlos) m (genitive Τῠ́λου); second declension

  1. Tylos (old name for Bahrain)
    • 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 13.9.5:
      καὶ ἐποίει τὸν πλοῦν ἐπὶ Τύλον τὴν νῆσον καὶ ἐποίει τὸν ἀπόπλουν ἐπὶ Σελευκείας.
      kaì epoíei tòn ploûn epì Túlon tḕn nêson kaì epoíei tòn apóploun epì Seleukeías.
      He then sailed to the island of Tylos, and thence to Seleucia.

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Τῠ́λος; τοῦ Τῠ́λου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Τῠ́λος
ho Túlos
Genitive τοῦ Τῠ́λου
toû Túlou
Dative τῷ Τῠ́λῳ
tôi Túlōi
Accusative τὸν Τῠ́λον
tòn Túlon
Vocative Τῠ́λε
Túle
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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