ὕθλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

No etymology. The word may contain the suffix "-θλο-", as in ἄεθλος (áethlos), but there is no good explanation for initial "ὑ-".

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὕθλος • (húthlos) m (genitive ὕθλου); second declension

  1. idle talk, nonsense, prank
    Synonyms: φλήνᾰφος (phlḗnaphos), φλῠ́ᾱρος (phlúāros)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὑθλέω (huthléō)
  • ὑθλορρήμων (huthlorrhḗmōn)

Further reading

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