νεογιλλός

νεογιλλός, -ιλός

Grammatical information: adj.

Meaning: about `new(ly)born, young, small' (μ 86, Is. Fr. 12, Theoc., late prose); cf. H.: νεογιλῆς (μ 86) νεογνῆς, νεαρᾶς, νέας, νεωστὶ γεννηθείσης; after sch. ad loc. γάλακτι τρεφομένης; besides perh. νεογιλής m νεογηλέα, v. l. Anacr. 51 for νεοθηλέα.

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [356] *ǵeid- `suck'

Etymology: The 2. member also in Γίλλος with Γιλλίς, -ίων. The gemination, which is typical of flattering names, need not belong to the adj. If original, -γιλλος may stand for *-γιδ-λος and belong to Lith. žindù, žį̀sti `suck'; νεο-γιλλός then prop. "who just (since a short time) sucks"? Bechtel, e.g. Lex. s.v. -- Diff. Prellwitz s.v. (s. also Bq). Perh. in Myc. kira = \/gillā\/, Chantraine, Atti 1^o Congresso intern. de Micenologia, 574.

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