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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”), the same root of Latin lōrum (“thong”), Old Armenian լար (lar).
Or, according to Beekes, from Pre-Greek, given the presence of variations.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ěu̯.lɛː.ra/ → /ˈe.βli.ra/ → /ˈe.vli.ra/
Noun
εὔληρα • (eúlēra) n pl (genitive εὐλήρων); second declension
- (plural only) reins
Declension
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