Perhaps a back-formation from φλυᾱρέω (phluāréō, “to talk nonsense”).
φλύᾱρος • (phlúāros) m (genitive φλῠᾱ́ρου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ φλῠ́ᾱρος ho phlúāros |
τὼ φλῠᾱ́ρω tṑ phluā́rō |
οἱ φλῠ́ᾱροι hoi phlúāroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ φλῠᾱ́ρου toû phluā́rou |
τοῖν φλῠᾱ́ροιν toîn phluā́roin |
τῶν φλῠᾱ́ρων tôn phluā́rōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ φλῠᾱ́ρῳ tôi phluā́rōi |
τοῖν φλῠᾱ́ροιν toîn phluā́roin |
τοῖς φλῠᾱ́ροις toîs phluā́rois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν φλῠ́ᾱρον tòn phlúāron |
τὼ φλῠᾱ́ρω tṑ phluā́rō |
τοὺς φλῠᾱ́ρους toùs phluā́rous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φλῠ́ᾱρε phlúāre |
φλῠᾱ́ρω phluā́rō |
φλῠ́ᾱροι phlúāroi | ||||||||||
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φλύαρος (phlúaros).[1]
φλύαρος • (flýaros) m (feminine φλύαρη, neuter φλύαρο)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | φλύαρος (flýaros) | φλύαρη (flýari) | φλύαρο (flýaro) | φλύαροι (flýaroi) | φλύαρες (flýares) | φλύαρα (flýara) | |
| genitive | φλύαρου (flýarou) | φλύαρης (flýaris) | φλύαρου (flýarou) | φλύαρων (flýaron) | φλύαρων (flýaron) | φλύαρων (flýaron) | |
| accusative | φλύαρο (flýaro) | φλύαρη (flýari) | φλύαρο (flýaro) | φλύαρους (flýarous) | φλύαρες (flýares) | φλύαρα (flýara) | |
| vocative | φλύαρε (flýare) | φλύαρη (flýari) | φλύαρο (flýaro) | φλύαροι (flýaroi) | φλύαρες (flýares) | φλύαρα (flýara) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο φλύαρος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο φλύαρος, etc.)