βύλαρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈβy.la.ros/ → /ˈvi.la.ros/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβy.la.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvy.la.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.la.ros/

Noun

βύλαρος • (búlaros) m (genitive βυλάρου); second declension

1. (Koine) dung beetle

   Synonym: κάνθαρος (kántharos)

   • c. 378 CE, Epiphanius of Salamis, Panarion 4.3.3:

     τὸ τῶν κανθάρων γένος τὸ παρά τισι βυλάρων καλούμενον

     tò tôn kanthárōn génos tò pará tisi bulárōn kaloúmenon

     the species of dung beetles, which among some peoples are called "búlaroi"

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βύλαρος; τοῦ βυλάρου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βύλαρος ho búlaros	οἱ βύλαροι hoi búlaroi
Genitive	τοῦ βυλάρου toû bulárou	τῶν βυλάρων tôn bulárōn
Dative	τῷ βυλάρῳ tôi bulárōi	τοῖς βυλάροις toîs bulárois
Accusative	τὸν βύλαρον tòn búlaron	τοὺς βυλάρους toùs bulárous
Vocative	βύλαρε búlare	βύλαροι búlaroi

Further reading

• βύλαρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “βύλαρος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011