The Ancient Macedonian word ἴλη
| Word | ἴλη |
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| IPA | ilɛː |
| Meaning | millitary term |
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This word is a feminine |
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Proto-Indo-European: *wel-
‘turn, wind, roll’ Ancient Macedonian: ἰλάρχης ‘commander of a corps, millitary term’ |
| Synonyms | διμοιρίτης, διμάχαι, δεκαστάτηρος, ὑπασπισταί |
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Basic millitary unit of the Macedonian army. The word was use in Macedonia but i not unique in any way. The same term was in use in Sparta and Boiotia. Possibly related to PIE *wel- 'to turn, wind, roll'. See Hoffmann (1906), Kalleris (1954), Filos (2015) |
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