θαλλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁- (to bloom, be green), whence also θάλλω (thállō, to bloom). Compare Welsh dail (leaves) and Old Irish duille (foliage)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θαλλός (thallós) m (genitive θαλλοῦ); second declension

  1. (botany) young shoot, young branch (especially of the olive)
  2. (in the plural) palm leaves, which were plaited into baskets
  3. gift given to a landlord by one whose bid for a lease was accepted

Inflection

Derived terms

  • θαλλία (thallía)
  • θάλλινος (thállinos)
  • θαλλίον (thallíon)
  • θαλλοφαγέω (thallophagéō)
  • θαλλοφορέω (thallophoréō)
  • θαλλοφόρος (thallophóros)

Descendants

References

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