ἠπίολος

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ἠπίολος. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ἠπίολος, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ἠπίολος in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ἠπίολος you have here. The definition of the word ἠπίολος will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofἠπίολος, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Clearly related to ἠπίαλος (ēpíalos, ague; nightmare), thus from Pre-Greek. For the meaning, compare Lithuanian drugys (fever; moth) and Albanian ethe (fever) with ethëzë (moth).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἠπῐ́ολος (ēpíolosm (genitive ἠπῐόλου); second declension

  1. moth
    Synonyms: σής (sḗs), φάλαινᾰ (phálaina)

Inflection

Further reading