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 • (blosŭrós) 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 blosŭrós	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosŭrā́	βλοσῠρόν blosŭrón	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosŭrā́	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠροί blosŭroí	βλοσῠραί blosŭraí	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosŭrắ
Genitive	βλοσῠροῦ blosŭroû	βλοσῠρᾶς blosŭrâs	βλοσῠροῦ blosŭroû	βλοσῠροῖν blosŭroîn	βλοσῠραῖν blosŭraîn	βλοσῠροῖν blosŭroîn	βλοσῠρῶν blosŭrôn	βλοσῠρῶν blosŭrôn	βλοσῠρῶν blosŭrôn
Dative	βλοσῠρῷ blosŭrōî	βλοσῠρᾷ blosŭrāî	βλοσῠρῷ blosŭrōî	βλοσῠροῖν blosŭroîn	βλοσῠραῖν blosŭraîn	βλοσῠροῖν blosŭroîn	βλοσῠροῖς blosŭroîs	βλοσῠραῖς blosŭraîs	βλοσῠροῖς blosŭroîs
Accusative	βλοσῠρόν blosŭrón	βλοσῠρᾱ́ν blosŭrā́n	βλοσῠρόν blosŭrón	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosŭrā́	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠρούς blosŭroús	βλοσῠρᾱ́ς blosŭrā́s	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosŭrắ
Vocative	βλοσῠρέ blosŭré	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosŭrā́	βλοσῠρόν blosŭrón	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠρᾱ́ blosŭrā́	βλοσῠρώ blosŭrṓ	βλοσῠροί blosŭroí	βλοσῠραί blosŭraí	βλοσῠρᾰ́ blosŭrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βλοσῠρῶς blosŭrôs			βλοσῠρώτερος blosŭrṓteros			βλοσῠρώτᾰτος blosŭrṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βλοσῠρῐ́ᾱ (blosŭrĭ́ā)
βλοσῠρόμμᾰτος (blosŭrómmătos)
βλοσῠρότης (blosŭrótēs)
βλοσῠρόφρων (blosŭróphrōn)
βλοσῠρῶπῐς (blosŭrôpĭs)