noun · femininefirst declension
hȳlē1
hȳlē f (genitive hȳlēs)
Classical[ˈhyː.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.le]
Meaning
- 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hȳlē | hȳlae |
| genitive | hȳlēs | hȳlārum |
| dative | hȳlae | hȳlīs |
| accusative | hȳlēn | hȳlās |
| ablative | hȳlē | hȳlīs |
| vocative | hȳlē | hȳlae |
hȳlē, ēs, f., = ὕλη (wood; hence),
I. stuff, materials, matter, Attei. ap. Suet. Gramm. 10; Macr. S. 1, 17 fin.
Origins
Transliteration of Aristotle’s concept of matter, in Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood(s), material(s), matter, subject”) or πρώτη ὕλη (“fundamental, undifferentiated matter”).
Descendants
- Englishhyle