Ὕβλα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ὕβλη (Húblē) — Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hý.blaː/ → /ˈy.βla/ → /ˈi.vla/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hý.blaː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)y.bla/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.βla/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.vla/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vla/

Proper noun

Ὕβλα • (Húbla) f (genitive Ὕβλᾱς); first declension

1. A mother goddess of the Earth and fertility, venerated in Sicily by the Sicels, depicted seated on a throne, flanked by a paredra figure (male or female) and two lions; often associated with Demeter or Potnia Theron.
2. The name of three ancient cities of Sicily, named after the goddess
   • Megara Hyblaea (Μέγαρα Ὑβλαία), Hybla Gereatis (Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις), Hybla Heraea (Ὕβλα Ἡραία)

Inflection

First declension of ᾱ̔ Ὕβλᾱ; τᾶς Ὕβλᾱς (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ᾱ̔ Ὕβλᾱ hā Húblā
Genitive	τᾶς Ὕβλᾱς tâs Húblās
Dative	τᾷ Ὕβλᾳ tâi Húblāi
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν Ὕβλᾱν tā̀n Húblān
Vocative	Ὕβλᾱ Húblā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ὕβλων (Húblōn)
• ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos)
• Ὑβλαῖος (Hublaîos)
• Ὑβλήσιος (Hublḗsios)

Related terms

• Κασμέναι (Kasménai)
• Μέγαρα Ὑβλαῖᾰ (Mégara Hublaîa)
• Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις (Húbla hē Geleâtis)
• Ὕβλα Ἡραία (Húbla Hēraía)

 

Descendants

• Greek: Ύβλα (Ývla)
• Latin: Hybla
  • English: Hybla
  • Italian: Ibla
  • Sicilian: Ibbla

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013
• Ὕβλα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette