ἐρίβωλος

in ε

COMPOUND: ἐρίβωλος, -ον
CATEGORIZATION: A [Part+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘with large clods, very fertile’
ETYMOLOGY: ἐρι- ‘ very, much’ + noun root/stem βωλ(ο)- (βῶλος) ‘lump’ + adj. suf. ος, -ον
OCCURRENCE Il. IX, 329, 363; XVIII, 67; XXI, 154, 232; XXIII, 215; Od. V, 34
CASE: gen. f. (target gender) sg; acc. f. (target gender) sg.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: attributive – bahuvrhi
NOTES: ἐρι- like ἀρι-, used as a prefix to strengthen the sense of a word.