"Enchelei" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi), from ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”). Possibly from the Illyrian cognate of the word, itself closely related to Albanian ngjalë (“eel”). This is made further plausible by the word being found with a -γγ- (-ng-) in place of -γχ- (-nkh-) in Mnaseas. The demonym can be traced back to mythology, where Cadmus, become king of this people, turns into a serpent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Ἐγχέλιοι}} Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi), {{m|grc|ἔγχελυς|t=eel}} ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”), {{der|en|xil|-}} Illyrian, {{cog|sq|ngjalë|t=eel}} Albanian ngjalë (“eel”), {{m|grc||-γγ-}} -γγ- (-ng-), {{m|grc||-γχ-}} -γχ- (-nkh-) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Enchelei pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) An ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting Enchele. Wikipedia link: Mnaseas Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Synonyms: Encheleii Related terms: Enchele, Enchelean Translations (Illyrian tribe): Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi) (Ancient Greek), Ἐγχελεῖς (Enkheleîs) (Ancient Greek), Εγχελάνες (Enkhelánes) (Ancient Greek), Enchelei [masculine, plural] (Italian), Encheleae [masculine, plural] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Enchelei-en-noun-TOk6sVu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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