ὀμίχλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *omíkʰlā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰleh₂.

Cognate with Lithuanian miglà (mist, haze), Sanskrit मेघ (meghá, cloud, gloomy weather), Old Armenian մէգ (mēg, mist) and Albanian mjegull (fog; haze).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀμῐ́χλη • (omĭ́khlēf (genitive ὀμῐ́χλης); first declension

  1. mist, fog

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: ομίχλη (omíchli)

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