φλύαρος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Perhaps a back-formation from φλυᾱρέω (phluāréō, to talk nonsense).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φλύᾱρος (phlúārosm (genitive φλῠᾱ́ρου); second declension

  1. silly talk, foolery, nonsense
    Synonyms: ὕθλος (húthlos), φλήνᾰφος (phlḗnaphos)
  2. tattler, babbler

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φλύαρος (flýaros) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φλύαρος (phlúaros).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfli.a.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: φλύ‧α‧ρος

Adjective

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φλύαρος (flýarosm (feminine φλύαρη, neuter φλύαρο)

  1. chatty, gabby, prattlesome, talkative
  2. (by extension, of animals) chattering

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ φλύαρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language