κολώνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“hill”), from the root *kelH-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“hill”), Latin collis (“hill”) and Lithuanian kálnas (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κολώνη • (kolṓnē) f (genitive κολώνης); first declension

  1. hill, mound, especially a sepulchral mound
    1. hilltop, peak

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κολωνία (kolōnía, “grave”)

References

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