Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ὕβλα ἁ Γαλεῶτις (Húbla ha Galeôtis) — Doric

Etymology

From Ὕβλα (Húbla), ἡ (hē), Γελεᾶτις (Geleâtis). This latter is of uncertain origin, it comes from one of this:

• Γαλεῶται (Galeôtai) (Galeots) (cfr. Latin Galeōtae), they were a lineage of diviners who thrived in Sicily during the Greek era
• γαλεώτης (galeṓtēs) (lizard), a lizard which they used to receive their responses.
• γαλεώτης (galeṓtēs) (swordfish)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hý.blaː hɛː ɡe.le.âː.tis/ → /ˈy.βla i ʝe.leˈa.tis/ → /ˈi.vla i ʝe.leˈa.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hý.blaː hɛː ɡe.le.âː.tis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)y.bla (h)e̝ ɡe.leˈa.tis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.βla i ʝe.leˈa.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈy.vla i ʝe.leˈa.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.vla i ʝe.leˈa.tis/

Proper noun

Ὕβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις • (Húbla hē Geleâtis) f

1. Hybla Gereatis, one of the ancient city of Sicily, named after the goddess Hybla, only reported by Thucydides.

Related terms

• Μέγαρα Ὑβλαῖᾰ (Mégara Hublaîa)
• Ὕβλα (Húbla)
• Ὕβλα Ἡραία (Húbla Hēraía)

 

Descendants

• English: Hybla Geleatis
• Greek: Ύβλα ἡ Γελεᾶτις (Úbla hē Geleâtis)
• Italian: Ibla Geleatide
• Latin: Hybla Gereatis
• Sicilian: Ibbla Giliatidi