μυροβλύτης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μύρον (múron) +‎ βλύζω (blúzō) +‎ -της (-tēs).

Noun

μυροβλύτης (muroblútēsm (genitive μυροβλύτου); first declension (Koine)

  1. myroblyte

Inflection

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek μυροβλύτης (muroblútēs) (Late Koine & Medieval), from the ancient μῠ́ροPν) (múroPn)) + βλύ(ζω) (blú(zō)) + -της (-tis). The epithet for saint Demetrius, since the 11th century.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.ɾoˈvli.tis/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧ρο‧βλύ‧της

Noun

μυροβλύτης (myrovlýtism (plural μυροβλύτες, feminine μυροβλύτισσα) (usually in the singular)

  1. myroblyte
    άγιος Δημήτριος ο Μυροβλύτηςágios Dimítrios o Myrovlýtissaint Demetrius the Myroblyte

Usage notes

  • As epithet of saints, used with capital first letter.

Declension

Declension of μυροβλύτης
singular plural
nominative μυροβλύτης (myrovlýtis) μυροβλύτες (myrovlýtes)
genitive μυροβλύτη (myrovlýti) μυροβλυτών (myrovlytón)
accusative μυροβλύτη (myrovlýti) μυροβλύτες (myrovlýtes)
vocative μυροβλύτη (myrovlýti) μυροβλύτες (myrovlýtes)

Usually in the singular. Formal genitive singular for the saint, Μυροβλύτου (Muroblútou).

See also

References

  1. ^ μυροβλύτης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ^ μυροβλύτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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