βδέλλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βδάλλω (bdállō, I milk”, (in the middle voice, of a cow) “I yield to milking”; “I suck).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βδέλλᾰ (bdélla) f (genitive βδέλλης); first declension

  1. leech
    1. lamprey
  2. bdellium

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (bdellium): βδέλλῐον (bdéllion)

Descendants

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, leech).

Noun

βδέλλα (vdélla) f (plural βδέλλες)

  1. leech
  2. (figuratively) sticker
  3. (figuratively) leech, parasite

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