οὐλαμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-, the same root of εἰλέω (eiléō, to press together), with an o-grade root and suffixal -αμ-, which is found also in ποταμός (potamós) and πλόκαμος (plókamos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οὐλᾰμός • (oulamós) m (genitive οὐλᾰμοῦ); second declension

  1. throng of warriors
  2. troop of cavalry

Inflection

Derived terms

  • οὐλαμηφόρος (oulamēphóros)
  • οὐλαμοεργός (oulamoergós)
  • οὐλαμώνυμος (oulamṓnumos)

References

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