"κᾶλον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κᾶλον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kâː.lon/, /ˈka.lon/, /ˈka.lon/, /kâː.lon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈka.lon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈka.lon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈka.lon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.lon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The word has been connected with καίω (kaíō, “to burn”) as "firewood", by comparison with the synonymous δᾱλός (dālós, “firebrand”). However, according to Beekes, a Pre-Greek is much more likely. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|καίω||to burn}} καίω (kaíō, “to burn”), {{m|grc|δᾱλός||firebrand}} δᾱλός (dālós, “firebrand”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾱ́λου|n|second}} κᾶλον • (kâlon) n (genitive κᾱ́λου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾶλον|ου}} Forms: kâlon [romanization], κᾱ́λου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ κᾶλον [nominative, singular], τὼ κᾱ́λω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κᾶλᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ κᾱ́λου [genitive, singular], τοῖν κᾱ́λοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κᾱ́λων [genitive, plural], τῷ κᾱ́λῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κᾱ́λοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κᾱ́λοις [dative, plural], τὸ κᾶλον [accusative, singular], τὼ κᾱ́λω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κᾶλᾰ [accusative, plural], κᾶλον [singular, vocative], κᾱ́λω [dual, vocative], κᾶλᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. (mostly in the plural) wood, logs, timber, especially for ships Tags: in-plural Synonyms: κάστον, ξύλον Derived forms: κᾱ́λινος (kā́linos), κᾱ́λιον (kā́lion), κᾱλοπέδιλα (kālopédila), κᾱλοπόδιον (kālopódion), κᾱλόπους (kālópous), κᾱλοτύπος (kālotúpos), κᾱλοφόρος (kālophóros), κᾱλύριον (kālúrion)

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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.lon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈka.lon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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