ὄλυρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, compare likely cognate Old Armenian ոլոռն (oloṙn); for more see Arabic خُلَّر (ḵullar).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄλῡρᾰ • (ólūra) f (genitive ὀλῡ́ρης); first declension

  1. A kind of grain, probably spelt

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὀλῡρίτης (olūrítēs)
  • ὀλῡ́ρινος (olū́rinos)
  • ὀλῡροκόπος (olūrokópos)

Descendants

  • Latin: olȳra

References

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