χλούνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, but perhaps contracted form χλοεύνης, see also the definition below.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χλούνης • (khloúnēs) m (genitive χλούνου); first declension

  1. A wild boar described as τομίας (tomías, castrated), μονιός (moniós, solitary), ἀφριστής (aphristḗs, foaming at the mouth) and χλοεύνης (khloeúnēs, couching in the grass)

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