πληθώρη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Particularly: “From πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) +‎ -η (-ē, nominal suffix).”

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /plɛː.tʰɔ̌ː.rɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ple̝ˈtʰo.re̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pliˈθo.ri/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pliˈθo.ri/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pliˈθo.ri/

Noun

πληθώρη • (plēthṓrē) f (genitive πληθώρης); first declension

fullness
(medicine) generation of blood or humors by the body

References

“πληθώρη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“πληθώρη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers