ἅλς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls. Cognates include Sanskrit सलिल (salila), Old Armenian աղ (), Latin sāl, and Old English sealt (English salt).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅλς (háls) m (genitive ἁλός); third declension

  1. salt
  2. brine
  3. sea
  4. wit

Inflection

Derived terms

  • παράλιος (parálios)
  • πάραλος (páralos)

Descendants

Further reading

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