φλαῦρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

No clear etymology, but perhaps a Pre-Greek word. The adjective does look similar to synonymous φαῦλος (phaûlos, “cheap, paltry, easy”); both could have dissimilated from an original form *φλαῦλος (*phlaûlos). Similar forms and meanings are shown by Old Norse blautr (“weak; wet”) and Lithuanian biaũrus (“filthy, appalling, ugly”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰlâu̯.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰlaw.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸla.βros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfla.vros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfla.vros/

Adjective

φλαῦρος • (phlaûros) m (feminine φλαύρη, neuter φλαῦρον); first/second declension

petty, paltry, trivial
indifferent, bad
shabby, plain (of personal appearance)

Inflection

First and second declension of φλαῦρος; φλαύρη; φλαῦρον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	φλαῦρος phlaûros	φλαύρη phlaúrē	φλαῦρον phlaûron	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαύρᾱ phlaúrā	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαῦροι phlaûroi	φλαῦραι phlaûrai	φλαῦρᾰ phlaûră
Genitive	φλαύρου phlaúrou	φλαύρης phlaúrēs	φλαύρου phlaúrou	φλαύροιν phlaúroin	φλαύραιν phlaúrain	φλαύροιν phlaúroin	φλαύρων phlaúrōn	φλαύρων phlaúrōn	φλαύρων phlaúrōn
Dative	φλαύρῳ phlaúrōi	φλαύρῃ phlaúrēi	φλαύρῳ phlaúrōi	φλαύροιν phlaúroin	φλαύραιν phlaúrain	φλαύροιν phlaúroin	φλαύροις phlaúrois	φλαύραις phlaúrais	φλαύροις phlaúrois
Accusative	φλαῦρον phlaûron	φλαύρην phlaúrēn	φλαῦρον phlaûron	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαύρᾱ phlaúrā	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαύρους phlaúrous	φλαύρᾱς phlaúrās	φλαῦρᾰ phlaûră
Vocative	φλαῦρε phlaûre	φλαύρη phlaúrē	φλαῦρον phlaûron	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαύρᾱ phlaúrā	φλαύρω phlaúrō	φλαῦροι phlaûroi	φλαῦραι phlaûrai	φλαῦρᾰ phlaûră
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	φλαύρως phlaúrōs			φλαυρότερος phlauróteros			φλαυρότᾰτος phlaurótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

φλαυρίζω (phlaurízō)
φλαυρότης (phlaurótēs)
φλαυρουργός (phlaurourgós)