γάλως

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Hellenic *galawos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂lōws. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic зълъва (zŭlŭva) (Russian золовка (zolovka)), Latin glōs, Phrygian γέλαρος (gélaros) and Old Armenian տալ (tal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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γᾰ́λως (gálōsf (genitive γᾰ́λω); second declension or
γᾰ́λως (gálōsf (genitive γᾰ́λωτος); third declension

  1. sister-in-law: husband's sister or brother's wife

Inflection

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Further reading

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