εὔληρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • αὔληρα (aúlēra) — Doric

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”), the same root of Latin lōrum (“thong”), Old Armenian լար (lar). Or, according to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, given the presence of variations.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εὔληρα • (eúlēra) n pl (genitive εὐλήρων); second declension

  1. (plural only) reins

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ εὔληρᾰ; τῶν εὐλήρων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ εὔληρᾰ
tằ eúlēră
Genitive τῶν εὐλήρων
tôn eulḗrōn
Dative τοῖς εὐλήροις
toîs eulḗrois
Accusative τᾰ̀ εὔληρᾰ
tằ eúlēră
Vocative εὔληρᾰ
eúlēră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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