φλυαρέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φλῠηρέω (phlŭēréō)Ionic

Etymology

An enlargement of φλύ̆ω (phlú̆ō, to be full of juice, thrive), though the morphological details are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φλῠᾱρέω • (phlŭāréō)

  1. to talk nonsense, babble idly, maunder, make jokes, play the fool
  2. to prate against

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φλυαρέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1581

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