βλέτυες

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• βλίτυξ (blítux)

Etymology

Analyzed as a derivation from a stem βλε- found also in καβλέει (kabléei, “to gulp down”) and βλεῖ (bleî, “to collect honey, milk”). According to Beekes, since this stem cannot be of Indo-European origin, the word must be Pre-Greek, which is confirmed by the alternative form.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈβle.ty.es/ → /ˈvle.ti.es/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈble.ty.es/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβle.ty.es/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvle.ty.es/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvle.ti.es/

Noun

βλέτυες • (blétues)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: βδέλλαι (bdéllai, “leeches”).

References

• “βλέτυες”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βλέτυες in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Hesychius' Lexicon: β