ἐλλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-nó-s, from *h₁el- (“deer”). Compare ἔλαφος (élaphos, “red deer”), Lithuanian elnias (“deer, stag, hart”), Russian оле́нь (olénʹ, “deer”), Russian лось (losʹ, “elk”), Old Armenian եղն (ełn, “hind”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐλλός • (ellós) m (genitive ἐλλοῦ); second declension

  1. fawn, young deer
    Synonym: νεβρός (nebrós)

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