μυροβλύτης

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. myroblyte

Inflection edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

Usage notes edit

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

Declension edit

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See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ μυροβλύτηςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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