ἀμαλός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Mostly connected with ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, to weaken), but this is just a guess. One further connects ἀμβλύς (amblús, blunt, dulled; dim), but this, too, is doubtful. Furnée connects it with ἁπαλός (hapalós, soft, tender), with the Pre-Greek interchange labial μ/π; this is possible, but remains uncertain.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ἀμᾰλός (amalósm (feminine ἀμᾰλή, neuter ἀμᾰλόν); first/second declension

  1. (of young animals) soft, tender, weak

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