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βδελλα

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: βδελλα βδέλλας

Structure: βδελλ (Stem) + α (Ending)

Etym.: from bda/llw

Sense

  1. leech, lamprey

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative βδελλα βδέλλᾱ βδέλλαι
Genitive βδέλλᾱς βδέλλαιν βδελλῶν
Dative βδέλλᾳ βδέλλαιν βδέλλαις
Accusative βδέλλαν βδέλλᾱ βδέλλᾱς
Vocative βδέλλα βδέλλᾱ βδέλλαι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • Ἐπὴν δὲ τουτέοισι πρηο̈́νῃσ, σικύην προσβάλλειν μέζονα ὡσ ἀμφιλαβεῖν πάντη τὸ ὑποχόνδριον, ἐντάμνειν δὲ βαθύτερα ὡσ πολλὸν ἑλκύσειασ αἷμα· μετεξετέροισι δὲ αἱ βδέλλαι, ἢ σχάσαι, κρέσσον. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU OCEWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 238)

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