βύλαρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *m(o)lh₂-rós (“crusher, kneader”), in reference to the dung beetle's habit of rolling around a ball of dung. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβy.la.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvy.la.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.la.ros/

Noun

βύλαρος • (búlaros) m (genitive βυλάρου); second declension

(Koine) dung beetle

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βύλαρος; τοῦ βυλάρου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βύλαρος ho búlaros	οἱ βύλαροι hoi búlaroi
Genitive	τοῦ βυλάρου toû bulárou	τῶν βυλάρων tôn bulárōn
Dative	τῷ βυλάρῳ tôi bulárōi	τοῖς βυλάροις toîs bulárois
Accusative	τὸν βύλαρον tòn búlaron	τοὺς βυλάρους toùs bulárous
Vocative	βύλαρε búlare	βύλαροι búlaroi