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strophalos

strophalos noun: a wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate.

strophalos: a wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate
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Noun

strophalos (plural strophaloi)

  1. A wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate.

Forms of strophalos

pluralstrophaloi

Origin of strophalos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στρόφαλος (stróphalos), from στρόφ (stróph, “twisting, twirling, whirling”) + αλος (alos, “halo, circle, coil, crest, disk, ring, wheel”).

Questions about strophalos

What does strophalos mean?
Strophalos means a wheel or spinner that is an emblem of the Greek goddess Hecate.
What part of speech is strophalos?
Strophalos is a noun.
What is the plural of strophalos?
The plural of strophalos is strophaloi.

Words near strophalos in the dictionary

  1. strop
  2. Strope
  3. Stropes
  4. strophalloside
  5. strophaloi
  6. strophalos
  7. strophanin
  8. strophanolloside
  9. strophanthidin
  10. strophanthin
  11. strophanthine

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