οὖλον

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Full diacritics: οὖλον Medium diacritics: οὖλον Low diacritics: ούλον Capitals: ΟΥΛΟΝ
Transliteration A: oûlon Transliteration B: oulon Transliteration C: oylon Beta Code: ou)=lon

English (LSJ)

τό, mostly in pl., οὖλα, τά,

   A the gums, A.Ch.898, Hp.Epid. 7.113, Aph.3.25, Morb.2.11, Pl.Phdr.251c, Nic.Th.306, etc.: sg., Arist.HA493a1, D.L.7.176.

German (Pape)

[Seite 413] τό, das Zahnfleisch, gew. im plur., οὔλοισιν ἐξήμελξας εὐτραφὲς γάλα, Aesch. Ch. 885; τὰ οὖλα, Plat. Phaedr. 251 c; oft bei Medic.; sing. bei D. L. 7, 176.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

οὖλον: τό, τὸ πλεῖστον ἐν τῷ πληθυντ. οὖλα, τά, «γούλια», ἡ περὶ τὰ φατνία τῶν ὀδόντων σάρξ, Ἱππ. Ἀφ. 1248, Αἰσχύλ. Χο. 898, Πλάτ. Φαῖδρ. 251C ἑνικ., Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 11, 12, Διογ. Λ. 7. 176. ΙΙ. ἐν τῷ πληθ. ὡσαύτως πρῆσμα τῶν οὔλων, οἴδημα, Ἱππ. 464. 28, κτλ.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (τό) :
gencive.
Étymologie: DELG étym. obscure.

Greek Monotonic

οὖλον: τό, κυρίως στον πληθ. οὖλα, τά, τα ούλα, τα τμήματα της στοματικής κοιλότητας που περιβάλλουν τα δόντια, σε Αισχύλ., Πλάτ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

οὖλον: τό (преимущ. pl.) десна Aesch., Plat., Arst.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: gums (Hp., A., Pl., Arist.).
Other forms: mostly pl. .
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Basis uncertain: *(Ϝ)όλσον, *(Ϝ)όλνον or even (if Ion. LW [loanword] in Att.) *(Ϝ)όλϜον? Etymolog. also uncertain: both connection with εἰλέω, εἴλομαι press together referring to the compact, massive structure of the gums as with εἰλέω turn, wind, εἰλύω winden (around), envelop (prop. *"tumour, envelop(ment)"; Bq, WP. 1, 299, Pok. 1141, W.-Hofmann s. gingīva) seem thinkable. But the etym. may well be quite diff.