τηλαυγής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τῆλε (têle, “afar”) +‎ αὐγή (augḗ, “light”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tɛː.lau̯.ɡɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /te̝.lawˈɡe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ti.laβˈʝis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ti.lavˈʝis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ti.lavˈʝis/

Adjective

τηλαυγής • (tēlaugḗs) m or f (neuter τηλαυγές); third declension

far-shining, far-beaming
(of distant objects) far-seen, conspicuous
far-seeing

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

τηλαυγείᾱ (tēlaugeíā)
τηλαύγημᾰ (tēlaúgēma)
τηλαύγησῐς (tēlaúgēsis)

Further reading

“τηλαυγής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“τηλαυγής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
τηλαυγής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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