βδελυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word is mostly explained as formed from βδέω (bdéō, “to break wind”) with a suffix "-λυ-", but this is hardly possible. The derivation of the adjective from βδέω (bdéō) is also not clear semantically. According to Beekes, it is from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bde.ly.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bde.lyˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βðe.lyˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vðe.lyˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vðe.liˈros/

Adjective

βδελῠρός • (bdelurós) m (feminine βδελῠρᾱ́, neuter βδελῠρόν); first/second declension

disgusting, loathsome, repulsive, blackguardly

Inflection

First and second declension of βδελῠρός; βδελῠρᾱ́; βδελῠρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βδελῠρός bdelurós	βδελῠρᾱ́ bdelurā́	βδελῠρόν bdelurón	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠρᾱ́ bdelurā́	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠροί bdeluroí	βδελῠραί bdeluraí	βδελῠρᾰ́ bdelurá
Genitive	βδελῠροῦ bdeluroû	βδελῠρᾶς bdelurâs	βδελῠροῦ bdeluroû	βδελῠροῖν bdeluroîn	βδελῠραῖν bdeluraîn	βδελῠροῖν bdeluroîn	βδελῠρῶν bdelurôn	βδελῠρῶν bdelurôn	βδελῠρῶν bdelurôn
Dative	βδελῠρῷ bdelurôi	βδελῠρᾷ bdelurâi	βδελῠρῷ bdelurôi	βδελῠροῖν bdeluroîn	βδελῠραῖν bdeluraîn	βδελῠροῖν bdeluroîn	βδελῠροῖς bdeluroîs	βδελῠραῖς bdeluraîs	βδελῠροῖς bdeluroîs
Accusative	βδελῠρόν bdelurón	βδελῠρᾱ́ν bdelurā́n	βδελῠρόν bdelurón	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠρᾱ́ bdelurā́	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠρούς bdeluroús	βδελῠρᾱ́ς bdelurā́s	βδελῠρᾰ́ bdelurá
Vocative	βδελῠρέ bdeluré	βδελῠρᾱ́ bdelurā́	βδελῠρόν bdelurón	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠρᾱ́ bdelurā́	βδελῠρώ bdelurṓ	βδελῠροί bdeluroí	βδελῠραί bdeluraí	βδελῠρᾰ́ bdelurá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βδελῠρῶς bdelurôs			βδελῠρώτερος bdelurṓteros			βδελῠρώτᾰτος bdelurṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βδέλυγμα (bdélugma)
βδελυγμία (bdelugmía)
βδελυγμός (bdelugmós)
βδελυκτός (bdeluktós)
βδελύκτροπος (bdelúktropos)
βδελυρεύομαι (bdelureúomai)
βδελυρία (bdeluría)
βδελύσσομαι (bdelússomai)
βδελυχρός (bdelukhrós)

Descendants

→⇒ Translingual: Pambdelurion
- → English: pambdelurion