ἀκυλεής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Latin aquila.

Noun

ἀκυλεής • (akuleḗs)

eagle
Synonym: ἀετός (aetós)
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Α.2687:
  ἀκυλεής· ἀετός
  akuleḗs; aetós
  akuleḗs: eagle

References

Dickey, Eleanor (2023) Latin loanwords in Ancient Greek: A lexicon and analysis, Cambridge University Press, →DOI, page 36
ἀκυλεής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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