φάλος

See also: φαλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Contested. Furnée adduces βαλόν (balón, sky); if the identification is correct, the word may be of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰ́λος • (phálos) m (genitive φᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. crest of a helmet

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