κέλωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

The ending, which can be found also in ἕλωρ (hélōr) and τέκμωρ (tékmōr), suggests an original neuter descendance. Perhaps it arose from *κέρωρ by dissimilation, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow”), the same root of Old Armenian սեռ (seṙ, “kind, species, race”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise”), the same root of Lithuanian kìlti (“to rise”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κέλωρ • (kélōr) m (genitive κέλορος); third declension

  1. (poetic) son
    Synonym: υἱός (huiós)
Inflection
Third declension of ὁ κέλωρ; τοῦ κέλορος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κέλωρ
ho kélōr		 τὼ κέλορε
tṑ kélore		 οἱ κέλορες
hoi kélores
Genitive τοῦ κέλορος
toû kéloros		 τοῖν κελόροιν
toîn kelóroin		 τῶν κελόρων
tôn kelórōn
Dative τῷ κέλορῐ
tôi kélori		 τοῖν κελόροιν
toîn kelóroin		 τοῖς κέλορσῐ / κέλορσῐν
toîs kélorsi(n)
Accusative τὸν κέλορᾰ
tòn kélora		 τὼ κέλορε
tṑ kélore		 τοὺς κέλορᾰς
toùs kéloras
Vocative κέλορ
kélor		 κέλορε
kélore		 κέλορες
kélores
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Derived terms
  • κελώρῐον (kelṓrion)

Etymology 2

If dissimilated from *κέρωρ, the word may derive from κείρω (keírō, “to cut”). However, given the meaning, one would rather expect a foreign word, perhaps of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κέλωρ • (kélōr)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: ἐκτομίας (ektomías, “castrated person”), γάλλος (gállos, “eunuch”), σπάδων (spádōn, “eunuch”).

Etymology 3

From the same root of κελαρύζω (kelarúzō, “to murmur”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κέλωρ • (kélōr)

  1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”).

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