hyle

== English == === Alternative forms === hile, hyla (obsolete) ylem === Etymology === From Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), particularly in Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”). === Noun === hyle (uncountable) (obsolete) Synonym of matter, physical substance. (philosophy) Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See also Category:English terms prefixed with hylo- ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “hyle”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Heyl == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German hǖlen, from Old Saxon *hūwilon, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hyːlə/, [ˈhyːlə] === Verb === hyle (past tense hylede or (unofficial) høl, past participle hylet) to yell to howl to wail to yowl to whine to hoot ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “hyle” in Den Danske Ordbog “hyle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *hülgeh. Cognates include Finnish hylje and Estonian hüljes. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhyle/, [ˈhylʲe̞ˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhyle/, [ˈhyle̞ˑ] Rhymes: -yle Hyphenation: hy‧le === Noun === hyle seal abscess or tumor on the finger ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 75 == Latin == === Etymology === Transliteration of Aristotle’s concept of matter, in Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood(s), material(s), matter, subject”) or πρώτη ὕλη (“fundamental, undifferentiated matter”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhyː.ɫeː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.le] === Noun === hȳlē f (genitive hȳlēs); first declension matter, the fundamental matter of all things, as opposing the form of all things (Aristotle’s doctrine of matter and form or hylomorphism); in Mediaeval Latin respectively materia prima and forma substantialis the matter of the body, as opposing the soul or mind (Aristotle’s doctrine of the soul) the first matter of the cosmos, an inaccurate interpretation of Aristotle's ἡ πρώτη ὕλη or materia prima ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē). ==== Descendants ==== → English: hyle ==== References ==== “hyle”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "hyle", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “hyle”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “hyle”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “hyle”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “hyle”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly L&S: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1969 See further references under ὕλη (húlē). == Yola == === Etymology === From Middle English hēlden, from Old English hieldan, from Proto-West Germanic *halþijan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hai̯l/ IPA(key): /ˈhəi̯lən/ Homophone: haail === Verb === hyle to pour, as liquor or rain. === References ===