ἠπίολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Clearly related to ἠπίαλος (ēpíalos, “ague; nightmare”), thus from Pre-Greek. For the meaning, compare Lithuanian drugys (“fever; moth”) and Albanian ethe (“fever”) with ethëzë (“moth”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἠπῐ́ολος • (ēpíolos) m (genitive ἠπῐόλου); second declension

  1. moth
    Synonyms: σής (sḗs), φάλαινᾰ (phálaina)

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