"ὕλη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ὕλη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hy̌ː.lɛː/, /ˈy.li/, /ˈi.li/, /hy̌ː.lɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)y.le̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈy.li/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈy.li/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.li/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”), and compared with Latin silva (“forest”), English sill, Latvian sile (“trough”). Beekes rejects this theory, as well as theories connecting the word to ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”), and proposes two derivations, based on the original sense likely being "firewood": * From a Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”), an extension of *swel- (“to smoulder”); compare Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”). * From a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn, singe”); see there for more. Possibly related are the Mycenaean Greek names 𐀄𐀨𐀍 (u-ra-jo, “Hulaios”) and 𐀄𐀩𐀄 (u-re-u, “Hul(l)eus”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*sel-|*swel-, *sel-|firewood, wood, beam}} Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”), {{cog|la|silva|t=forest}} Latin silva (“forest”), {{cog|en|sill}} English sill, {{cog|lv|sile|t=trough}} Latvian sile (“trough”), {{der|grc|ine-pro||*swol-h₂-|t=firewood}} Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”), {{cog|gem-pro|*swelaną|t=to burn}} Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”), {{cog|gem-pro|*sūliz|t=beam, column}} Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”), {{der|grc|ine-pro||*h₁ews-l-h₂|t=firewood}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”), {{cog|gmy|-}} Mycenaean Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|ῡ̔́λης|f|first|head=ῡ̔́λη}} ῡ̔́λη • (hū́lē) f (genitive ῡ̔́λης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ῡ̔́λη|ης}} Forms: ῡ̔́λη [canonical], hū́lē [romanization], ῡ̔́λης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ῡ̔́λη [nominative, singular], τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ὗλαι [nominative, plural], τῆς ῡ̔́λης [genitive, singular], τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ῡ̔λῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ῡ̔́λῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ῡ̔́λαις [dative, plural], τὴν ῡ̔́λην [accusative, singular], τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ῡ̔́λᾱς [accusative, plural], ῡ̔́λη [singular, vocative], ῡ̔́λᾱ [dual, vocative], ὗλαι [plural, vocative]
  1. wood, trees, forest
    Sense id: en-ὕλη-grc-noun-QY9JT-4n
  2. timber, firewood
    Sense id: en-ὕλη-grc-noun-lEUyfPlR
  3. stuff, material, substance
    Sense id: en-ὕλη-grc-noun-0c6ivQOc
  4. matter
    Sense id: en-ὕλη-grc-noun-V1I~ZC9j Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 21 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 10 22 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 6 23 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 12 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Κρᾰτῠ́λος (Krătŭ́los), ὑλαῖος (hulaîos), ῡ̔λήεις (hūlḗeis), ῡ̔λοβάτης (hūlobátēs)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Krătŭ́los",
      "word": "Κρᾰτῠ́λος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hulaîos",
      "word": "ὑλαῖος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hūlḗeis",
      "word": "ῡ̔λήεις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hūlobátēs",
      "word": "ῡ̔λοβάτης"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "هَيُول",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: هَيُول (hayūl)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: هَيُول (hayūl)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc-cpa",
            "2": "ܗܝܠܐ",
            "bor": "1",
            "ts": "hīlā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܗܝܠܐ (/⁠hīlā⁠/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܗܝܠܐ (/⁠hīlā⁠/)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܗܘܠܐ",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "hūlā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܗܘܠܐ (hūlā), ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܗܘܠܐ (hūlā), ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ϩⲩⲗⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ϩⲩⲗⲏ (hulē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ϩⲩⲗⲏ (hulē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-yl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: -yl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: -yl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ύλη",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: ύλη (ýli)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: ύλη (ýli)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "hȳlē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: hȳlē",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: hȳlē"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "-yl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -yl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -yl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "հիւղէ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: հիւղէ (hiwłē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: հիւղէ (hiwłē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "հյուլե"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "hyle",
            "3": "yle",
            "4": "ylem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: hyle, yle, ylem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: hyle, yle, ylem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hyle",
            "3": "ylem"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hyle, ylem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hyle, ylem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-cls",
            "2": "هیولی",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "element; matter; stuff; substance",
            "tr": "hayūlē"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Persian: هیولی (hayūlē, “element; matter; stuff; substance”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Persian: هیولی (hayūlē, “element; matter; stuff; substance”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "هیولا",
            "tr": "hayulâ"
          },
          "expansion": "Persian: هیولا (hayulâ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Persian: هیولا (hayulâ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Hyles",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Hyles",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Hylesia",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Hylesia",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Hyles",
            "3": "Hylesia",
            "bor1": "1",
            "der2": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Translingual: → Hyles, ⇒ Hylesia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Translingual: → Hyles, ⇒ Hylesia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sel-",
        "4": "*swel-, *sel-",
        "5": "firewood, wood, beam"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "silva",
        "t": "forest"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin silva (“forest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sill"
      },
      "expansion": "English sill",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "sile",
        "t": "trough"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian sile (“trough”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*swol-h₂-",
        "t": "firewood"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*swelaną",
        "t": "to burn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*sūliz",
        "t": "beam, column"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*h₁ews-l-h₂",
        "t": "firewood"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”), and compared with Latin silva (“forest”), English sill, Latvian sile (“trough”). Beekes rejects this theory, as well as theories connecting the word to ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”), and proposes two derivations, based on the original sense likely being \"firewood\":\n* From a Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”), an extension of *swel- (“to smoulder”); compare Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”).\n* From a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn, singe”); see there for more.\nPossibly related are the Mycenaean Greek names 𐀄𐀨𐀍 (u-ra-jo, “Hulaios”) and 𐀄𐀩𐀄 (u-re-u, “Hul(l)eus”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hū́lē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ῡ̔́λη",
      "roman": "hē hū́lē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ὗλαι",
      "roman": "hai hûlai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ῡ̔́λης",
      "roman": "tês hū́lēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν",
      "roman": "toîn hū́lain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ῡ̔λῶν",
      "roman": "tôn hūlôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ῡ̔́λῃ",
      "roman": "têi hū́lēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν",
      "roman": "toîn hū́lain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ῡ̔́λαις",
      "roman": "taîs hū́lais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ῡ̔́λην",
      "roman": "tḕn hū́lēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ῡ̔́λᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s hū́lās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λη",
      "roman": "hū́lē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὗλαι",
      "roman": "hûlai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῡ̔́λης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "ῡ̔́λη"
      },
      "expansion": "ῡ̔́λη • (hū́lē) f (genitive ῡ̔́λης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῡ̔́λη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wood, trees, forest"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὕλη-grc-noun-QY9JT-4n",
      "links": [
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "trees",
          "trees"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "timber, firewood"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὕλη-grc-noun-lEUyfPlR",
      "links": [
        [
          "timber",
          "timber"
        ],
        [
          "firewood",
          "firewood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stuff, material, substance"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὕλη-grc-noun-0c6ivQOc",
      "links": [
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 10 21 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 10 22 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 6 23 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 5 12 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "matter"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὕλη-grc-noun-V1I~ZC9j",
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hy̌ː.lɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hy̌ː.lɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(h)y.le̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.li/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὕλη"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Krătŭ́los",
      "word": "Κρᾰτῠ́λος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hulaîos",
      "word": "ὑλαῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hūlḗeis",
      "word": "ῡ̔λήεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hūlobátēs",
      "word": "ῡ̔λοβάτης"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "هَيُول",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: هَيُول (hayūl)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: هَيُول (hayūl)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc-cpa",
            "2": "ܗܝܠܐ",
            "bor": "1",
            "ts": "hīlā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܗܝܠܐ (/⁠hīlā⁠/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܗܝܠܐ (/⁠hīlā⁠/)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܗܘܠܐ",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "hūlā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܗܘܠܐ (hūlā), ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܗܘܠܐ (hūlā), ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ϩⲩⲗⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ϩⲩⲗⲏ (hulē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ϩⲩⲗⲏ (hulē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-yl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: -yl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: -yl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ύλη",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: ύλη (ýli)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: ύλη (ýli)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "hȳlē",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: hȳlē",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: hȳlē"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "-yl",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -yl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: -yl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "հիւղէ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: հիւղէ (hiwłē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: հիւղէ (hiwłē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "հյուլե"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: հյուլե (hyule)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "hyle",
            "3": "yle",
            "4": "ylem",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: hyle, yle, ylem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: hyle, yle, ylem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "hyle",
            "3": "ylem"
          },
          "expansion": "English: hyle, ylem",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: hyle, ylem"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-cls",
            "2": "هیولی",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "element; matter; stuff; substance",
            "tr": "hayūlē"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Persian: هیولی (hayūlē, “element; matter; stuff; substance”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Persian: هیولی (hayūlē, “element; matter; stuff; substance”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "هیولا",
            "tr": "hayulâ"
          },
          "expansion": "Persian: هیولا (hayulâ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Persian: هیولا (hayulâ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Hyles",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Hyles",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Hylesia",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Hylesia",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Hyles",
            "3": "Hylesia",
            "bor1": "1",
            "der2": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Translingual: → Hyles, ⇒ Hylesia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Translingual: → Hyles, ⇒ Hylesia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sel-",
        "4": "*swel-, *sel-",
        "5": "firewood, wood, beam"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "silva",
        "t": "forest"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin silva (“forest”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sill"
      },
      "expansion": "English sill",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "sile",
        "t": "trough"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian sile (“trough”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*swol-h₂-",
        "t": "firewood"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*swelaną",
        "t": "to burn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*sūliz",
        "t": "beam, column"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*h₁ews-l-h₂",
        "t": "firewood"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”), and compared with Latin silva (“forest”), English sill, Latvian sile (“trough”). Beekes rejects this theory, as well as theories connecting the word to ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon, “wood”), and proposes two derivations, based on the original sense likely being \"firewood\":\n* From a Proto-Indo-European *swol-h₂- (“firewood”), an extension of *swel- (“to smoulder”); compare Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to burn”), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *sūliz (“beam, column”).\n* From a Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-l-h₂ (“firewood”), from *h₁ews- (“to burn, singe”); see there for more.\nPossibly related are the Mycenaean Greek names 𐀄𐀨𐀍 (u-ra-jo, “Hulaios”) and 𐀄𐀩𐀄 (u-re-u, “Hul(l)eus”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hū́lē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ῡ̔́λη",
      "roman": "hē hū́lē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ὗλαι",
      "roman": "hai hûlai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ῡ̔́λης",
      "roman": "tês hū́lēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν",
      "roman": "toîn hū́lain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ῡ̔λῶν",
      "roman": "tôn hūlôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ῡ̔́λῃ",
      "roman": "têi hū́lēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ῡ̔́λαιν",
      "roman": "toîn hū́lain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ῡ̔́λαις",
      "roman": "taîs hū́lais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ῡ̔́λην",
      "roman": "tḕn hū́lēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ῡ̔́λᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s hū́lās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λη",
      "roman": "hū́lē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῡ̔́λᾱ",
      "roman": "hū́lā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὗλαι",
      "roman": "hûlai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῡ̔́λης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "ῡ̔́λη"
      },
      "expansion": "ῡ̔́λη • (hū́lē) f (genitive ῡ̔́λης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῡ̔́λη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wood, trees, forest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "trees",
          "trees"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "timber, firewood"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "timber",
          "timber"
        ],
        [
          "firewood",
          "firewood"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stuff, material, substance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stuff",
          "stuff"
        ],
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "matter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hy̌ː.lɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hy̌ː.lɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(h)y.le̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈy.li/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.li/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὕλη"
}

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