φλήναφος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin in view of its connection with φλέδων (phlédōn, babbler), which shows nasalization. Other words belong to this group, like φληνύω (phlēnúō, to babble) and φλανύσσει (phlanússei, to talk nonsense).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φλήνᾰφος (phlḗnaphosm (genitive φληνᾰ́φου); second declension

  1. idle talk, nonsense
    Synonyms: ὕθλος (húthlos), φλῠ́ᾱρος (phlúāros)
  2. babbler, chatterbox
    Synonym: φλέδων (phlédōn)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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