Πελασγός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Likely of Pre-Greek origin. Compare Akkadian 𒆳𒉿𒇺𒋫 (KURpi-lis-ta, Pilistu), 𒆳𒉺𒆷𒊍𒌓 (KURpa-la-as-tu₂ /⁠Palastu⁠/), 𒆳𒉿𒇺𒋫𒀀𒀀 (KURpi-liš-ta-a-a /⁠Pilištayu⁠/, (people) of the Pilištu lands), and Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים (Pəlíštim). Also consider Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnicity listed by Pharaoh Merneptah as part of the Sea People coup against Egypt circa 1190 BCE.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Πελασγός (Pelasgósm (genitive Πελασγοῦ); second declension

  1. a Pelasgian

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Πελασγός (Pelasgós)
  • Latin: Pelasgus
  • Turkish: Pelasg

References

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  • Πελασγός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Πελασγός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Πελασγός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Πελασγός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,020