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krýstallos

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krýstallos κρύσταλλος "krustig"

According to Beekes, the word is Pre-Greek — which Beekes claims is the case for all Greek words with the -αλλο- suffix.

Contrary to this, the apparent semantic and phonetic relationship to κρύος (krýos “cold; ice”), Latin crusta (“crust, bark”), and Old English hruse (“ground”) is striking - perhaps the word is a derivative of κρύος (krúos) with the addition of the Pre-Greek suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krýs.tal.los/ → /ˈkrys.tal.los/ → /ˈkris.ta.los/

Noun

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κρύσταλλος • (krústallos) m (genitive κρυστάλλου); second declension

  1. ice
  2. rock crystal

Inflection

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