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Pella
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pella pełła
English
right|thumb|An archaeological site at Pella
Etymology
From en la Pella from en grc Πέλλα, from en grc πέλλα (presumably from an earlier *πέλσα) from en ine-pro *pels- stone. Cognates include ga aill boulder, cliff, ps پرښه parša rock, rocky ledgehttp://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:4418.ravertyps, sa पाषाण m / sa पाषी stone f,Monier Williams 1899:624 gem-pro *falisaz, English en fell rocky ridge, non fell / non fjall mountain, German de Fels rock, cliffPokorny 1959:807
Proper noun
en historical An ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
A regional unit of Greece in its periphery of Central Macedonia.
A town of Greece in Central Macedonia.
References
Anagrams
en aellp lapel lepal
en Regional units of Greece Towns in Greece
Latin
Alternative forms
la Pellē
Etymology
la Pella :bor grc:Πέλλα + 1
Pronunciation
Pella
Proper noun
Pella<1.loc>
Pella
Declension
Pella<1.loc>
Derived terms
la Pellaeus
References
la Cities Greece