φλόος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• φλοίος (More common)
• φλοῦς (Ionic)

Etymology

From φλέω (phleō, “I abound”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pʰló.os/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pʰlóos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɸlóos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /flóos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /flóos/

Noun

φλόος (genitive φλόου) m, second declension; (phloos)

1. rind, bark, peel
2. skin

Inflection

Second declension of φλόος, φλόου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φλόος	φλόω	φλόοι
Genitive	φλόου	φλόοιν	φλόων
Dative	φλόῳ	φλόοιν	φλόοις
Accusative	φλόα	φλόω	φλόους
Vocative	φλόε	φλόω	φλόοι

Note the irregular accusative singular.

References

• LSJ