βλωθρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γλωθρός (glōthrós)

Etymology

Conventionally connected with Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan, “head, top”) and Old English molda (“upper part of the head, crown”) as *μλωθρός (*mlōthrós), although this does not explain the variation, which points to Proto-Hellenic *gʷ-. Likewise with Frisk’s suggested connections μέλαθρον (mélathron, “ridgepole”) or βλαστάνω (blastánō, “to sprout, grow”). According to Beekes, the variant suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /blɔː.tʰrós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bloˈtʰros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βloˈθros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vloˈθros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vloˈθros/

Adjective

βλωθρός • (blōthrós) m (feminine βλωθρᾱ́, neuter βλωθρόν); first/second declension

high (of trees)

Inflection

First and second declension of βλωθρός; βλωθρᾱ́; βλωθρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βλωθρός blōthrós	βλωθρᾱ́ blōthrā́	βλωθρόν blōthrón	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθρᾱ́ blōthrā́	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθροί blōthroí	βλωθραί blōthraí	βλωθρᾰ́ blōthrắ
Genitive	βλωθροῦ blōthroû	βλωθρᾶς blōthrâs	βλωθροῦ blōthroû	βλωθροῖν blōthroîn	βλωθραῖν blōthraîn	βλωθροῖν blōthroîn	βλωθρῶν blōthrôn	βλωθρῶν blōthrôn	βλωθρῶν blōthrôn
Dative	βλωθρῷ blōthrōî	βλωθρᾷ blōthrāî	βλωθρῷ blōthrōî	βλωθροῖν blōthroîn	βλωθραῖν blōthraîn	βλωθροῖν blōthroîn	βλωθροῖς blōthroîs	βλωθραῖς blōthraîs	βλωθροῖς blōthroîs
Accusative	βλωθρόν blōthrón	βλωθρᾱ́ν blōthrā́n	βλωθρόν blōthrón	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθρᾱ́ blōthrā́	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθρούς blōthroús	βλωθρᾱ́ς blōthrā́s	βλωθρᾰ́ blōthrắ
Vocative	βλωθρέ blōthré	βλωθρᾱ́ blōthrā́	βλωθρόν blōthrón	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθρᾱ́ blōthrā́	βλωθρώ blōthrṓ	βλωθροί blōthroí	βλωθραί blōthraí	βλωθρᾰ́ blōthrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	βλωθρῶς blōthrôs			βλωθρότερος blōthróteros			βλωθρότᾰτος blōthrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.