βλέτυες
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- βλίτυξ (blítux)
Etymology[edit]
Analyzed as a derivation from a stem βλε- found also in καβλέει (kabléei, “to gulp down”) and βλεῖ (bleî, “to collect honey, milk”). According to Beekes, since this stem cannot be of Indo-European origin, the word must be Pre-Greek, which is confirmed by the alternative form.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈble.ty.es/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈβle.ty.es/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈvle.ty.es/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈvle.ti.es/
Noun[edit]
βλέτυες • (blétues)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: βδέλλαι (bdéllai, “leeches”).
References[edit]
- “βλέτυες”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- βλέτυες in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Hesychius' Lexicon: β