τεῦτλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σεῦτλον (seûtlon) Attic

Etymology

According to Frisk, the interchange "τ-/σ-" may represent an artificial Atticism or Ionicism. However, it may instead be a Pre-Greek variation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τεῦτλον (teûtlon) n (genitive τεύτλου); second declension

  1. beet (Beta vulgaris)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • τευτλίον (teutlíon)
  • τευτλίς (teutlís)
  • τευτλόεις (teutlóeis)
  • τευτλόρριζον (teutlórrhizon)
  • Τευτλοῦσσα (Teutloûssa)
  • τευτλοφακῆ (teutlophakê)

Descendants

  • Greek: τεύτλο (téftlo)

Further reading

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