Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Often connected with Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu, soft, gentle) and Middle Irish blind (slime from the mouth of a dead man). However, according to Furnée, the variations would prove a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βλέννα (blénnaf (genitive βλέννης); first declension

  1. mucus
    Synonyms: κόρυζα (kóruza), λέμφος (lémphos), μύξα (múxa)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βλεννός (blennós), probably of Pre-Greek origin hinted by the variations between π ~ β, νν ~ ν.

Noun

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βλέννα (vlénnaf (plural βλέννες)

  1. mucus
  2. snot (colloquial)

Declension

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Declension of βλέννα
singular plural
nominative βλέννα (vlénna) βλέννες (vlénnes)
genitive βλέννας (vlénnas) βλεννών (vlennón)
accusative βλέννα (vlénna) βλέννες (vlénnes)
vocative βλέννα (vlénna) βλέννες (vlénnes)

Further reading

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