pelēks

Etymology
Traditionally derived from (q.v.), from, with a suffix -ek, to refer to an inherent quality of mice. But maybe it was derived directly from, via a previous adjective *pels (whence the verb and the dialectal form , yielding *pel(e)ks (compare 19th-century family name Peleks); the final vowel would then be lengthened by association with . Cognates include 🇨🇬.

Adjective



 * 1) gray having the color of, e.g., ash; white with low brightness
 * 2) gray having a tone or hue similar to gray when compared to other related elements
 * 3) gray, cloudy
 * 4) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy
 * 1) gray having a tone or hue similar to gray when compared to other related elements
 * 2) gray, cloudy
 * 3) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy
 * 1) gray, cloudy
 * 2) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy
 * 1) gray, cloudy
 * 2) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy
 * 1) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy
 * 1) colorless, commonplace, uninteresting, unhealthy