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 phlŭ́āros |
τὼ φλῠᾱ́ρω tṑ phlŭā́rō |
οἱ φλῠ́ᾱροι hoi phlŭ́āroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ φλῠᾱ́ρου toû phlŭā́rou |
τοῖν φλῠᾱ́ροιν toîn phlŭā́roin |
τῶν φλῠᾱ́ρων tôn phlŭā́rōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ φλῠᾱ́ρῳ tôi phlŭā́rōi |
τοῖν φλῠᾱ́ροιν toîn phlŭā́roin |
τοῖς φλῠᾱ́ροις toîs phlŭā́rois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν φλῠ́ᾱρον tòn phlŭ́āron |
τὼ φλῠᾱ́ρω tṑ phlŭā́rō |
τοὺς φλῠᾱ́ρους toùs phlŭā́rous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φλῠ́ᾱρε phlŭ́āre |
φλῠᾱ́ρω phlŭā́rō |
φλῠ́ᾱροι phlŭ́āroi | ||||||||||
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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.)