βλοσυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Leumann derives it from a root common to Latin vultur (“vulture”). There is no evidence, however, that the word is Indo-European.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /blo.sy.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /blo.syˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βlo.syˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vlo.syˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vlo.siˈros/

Adjective

βλοσῠρός • (blosurós) m (feminine βλοσῠρᾱ́, neuter βλοσῠρόν); first/second declension

hairy, shaggy, bristling
Synonyms: δασύς (dasús), πολύτριχος (polútrikhos)
rough, coarse, not refined
masculine, manly, virile
fierce, grim, ferocious
solemn, dignified, impressive

Inflection

First and second declension of βλοσῠρός; βλοσῠρᾱ́; βλοσῠρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βλοσῠρός blosurós	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosurā́	βλοσῠρόν blosurón	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosurā́	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠροί blosuroí	βλοσῠραί blosuraí	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosurá
Genitive	βλοσῠροῦ blosuroû	βλοσῠρᾶς blosurâs	βλοσῠροῦ blosuroû	βλοσῠροῖν blosuroîn	βλοσῠραῖν blosuraîn	βλοσῠροῖν blosuroîn	βλοσῠρῶν blosurôn	βλοσῠρῶν blosurôn	βλοσῠρῶν blosurôn
Dative	βλοσῠρῷ blosurôi	βλοσῠρᾷ blosurâi	βλοσῠρῷ blosurôi	βλοσῠροῖν blosuroîn	βλοσῠραῖν blosuraîn	βλοσῠροῖν blosuroîn	βλοσῠροῖς blosuroîs	βλοσῠραῖς blosuraîs	βλοσῠροῖς blosuroîs
Accusative	βλοσῠρόν blosurón	βλοσῠρᾱ́ν blosurā́n	βλοσῠρόν blosurón	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosurā́	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠρούς blosuroús	βλοσῠρᾱ́ς blosurā́s	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosurá
Vocative	βλοσῠρέ blosuré	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosurā́	βλοσῠρόν blosurón	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosurā́	βλοσῠρώ blosurṓ	βλοσῠροί blosuroí	βλοσῠραί blosuraí	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosurá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βλοσῠρῶς blosurôs			βλοσῠρώτερος blosurṓteros			βλοσῠρώτᾰτος blosurṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βλοσῠρόμμᾰτος (blosurómmatos)
βλοσῠρότης (blosurótēs)
βλοσῠρόφρων (blosuróphrōn)
βλοσῠρῶπῐς (blosurôpis)
βλοσῠρῐ́ᾱ (blosuríā)