ἰ̄λύ̄ς

ἰ̄λύ̄ς, -ύος

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `mud, slime, dregs, impurity' (Ion., Il., Arist.)

Other forms: The i- is long; on the length of the u see LSJ.

Derivatives: ἰλυώδης (Hp., hell.), ἰλυόεις (A. R., Nic.; poetic formation (?), cf. Schwyzer 527) `muddy'; ἰλύωμαι ἐρρύπωμαι H. Further ἰλύματα (Gal. 13, 45) from cross with λύματα. Adject. ἰλύ (εἰλύ cod.) μέλαν H.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [499] *iHlu- `mud, dark'

Etymology: Formation like ἀχλύ̄ς a. o. (Schwyzer 495) and identical with a Slavic word for `mud', e. g. OCS Russ. ilъ, gen. ila (old u-stem); also Latv. īls `very dark'. Further see Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. v..

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