"βάμβαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See βάμβαξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bám.baks/, /ˈβam.baks/, /ˈvam.baks/, /bám.baks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbam.baks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβam.baks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvam.baks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvam.baks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Herodotus describes the word as Indian, while Theophrastus says that it was found near the Persian Gulf. From the same root are Middle Persian pmbk', Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak) and Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk). Etymology templates: {{cog|pal|pmbk'}} Middle Persian pmbk', {{cog|xcl|բամբակ}} Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak), {{cog|ota|پاموق|tr=pamuk}} Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk) Head templates: {{grc-noun|βάμβακος|m|third}} βάμβαξ • (bámbax) m (genitive βάμβακος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βάμβαξ|βάμβακος|form=M}} Forms: bámbax [romanization], βάμβακος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ βάμβαξ [nominative, singular], τὼ βάμβακε [dual, nominative], οἱ βάμβακες [nominative, plural], τοῦ βάμβακος [genitive, singular], τοῖν βαμβάκοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν βαμβάκων [genitive, plural], τῷ βάμβακῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν βαμβάκοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς βάμβαξῐ [dative, plural], βάμβαξῐν [dative, plural], toîs bámbaxi [dative, plural], toîs bámbaxin [dative, plural], τὸν βάμβακᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ βάμβακε [accusative, dual], τοὺς βάμβακᾰς [accusative, plural], βάμβαξ [singular, vocative], βάμβακε [dual, vocative], βάμβακες [plural, vocative]
  1. cotton Categories (topical): Fibers Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants Synonyms: γοσσύπιον, ἐριόξυλον, βάμβηξ (bámbēx), βάμβιξ (bámbix), πάμβαξ (pámbax) Derived forms: βαμβάκινος (bambákinos), βαμβάκιον (bambákion), βαμβακοειδής (bambakoeidḗs)
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gkm",
            "2": "βαμβάκιον",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: βαμβάκιον (bambákion)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: βαμβάκιον (bambákion)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "βαμβάκι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: βαμβάκι (vamváki)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: βαμβάκι (vamváki)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ML.",
            "2": "bombacium",
            "3": "bambacium",
            "4": "bombecium",
            "5": "bambecium",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Medieval Latin: bombacium, bambacium, bombecium, bambecium",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Medieval Latin: bombacium, bambacium, bombecium, bambecium"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "bambagia"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: bambagia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: bambagia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "bonbaxo"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: bonbaxo, bombàxo, bombàs\n→ Cimbrian: bombaas\n→ Slovene: bombaž",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: bonbaxo, bombàxo, bombàs\n→ Cimbrian: bombaas\n→ Slovene: bombaž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "LL.",
            "2": "bombax",
            "3": "bambax",
            "4": "bombix",
            "5": "bambix",
            "6": "*bombacum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Late Latin: bombax, bambax, bombix, bambix, *bombacum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Late Latin: bombax, bambax, bombix, bambix, *bombacum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Bambaci",
            "3": "Bombaci"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: Bambaci, Bombaci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: Bambaci, Bombaci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "Bammaci",
            "3": "Bummaci"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: Bammaci, Bummaci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: Bammaci, Bummaci"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "pmbk'"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian pmbk'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "բամբակ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "پاموق",
        "tr": "pamuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Herodotus describes the word as Indian, while Theophrastus says that it was found near the Persian Gulf. From the same root are Middle Persian pmbk', Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak) and Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bámbax",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ βάμβαξ",
      "roman": "ho bámbax",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βάμβακε",
      "roman": "tṑ bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ βάμβακες",
      "roman": "hoi bámbakes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ βάμβακος",
      "roman": "toû bámbakos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βαμβάκοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bambákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βαμβάκων",
      "roman": "tôn bambákōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βάμβακῐ",
      "roman": "tôi bámbaki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βαμβάκοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bambákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βάμβαξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβαξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs bámbaxi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs bámbaxin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν βάμβακᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn bámbaka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βάμβακε",
      "roman": "tṑ bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς βάμβακᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs bámbakas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβαξ",
      "roman": "bámbax",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακε",
      "roman": "bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακες",
      "roman": "bámbakes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βάμβακος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "βάμβαξ • (bámbax) m (genitive βάμβακος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βάμβαξ",
        "2": "βάμβακος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Fibers",
          "orig": "grc:Fibers",
          "parents": [
            "Materials",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mallow family plants",
          "orig": "grc:Mallow family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Malvales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Plants",
            "Trees",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "bambákinos",
          "word": "βαμβάκινος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bambákion",
          "word": "βαμβάκιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bambakoeidḗs",
          "word": "βαμβακοειδής"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cotton"
      ],
      "id": "en-βάμβαξ-grc-noun-aeOZhRyE",
      "links": [
        [
          "cotton",
          "cotton"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γοσσύπιον"
        },
        {
          "word": "ἐριόξυλον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bámbēx",
          "word": "βάμβηξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bámbix",
          "word": "βάμβιξ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pámbax",
          "word": "πάμβαξ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bám.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβam.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bám.baks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbam.baks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβam.baks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βάμβαξ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bambákinos",
      "word": "βαμβάκινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bambákion",
      "word": "βαμβάκιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bambakoeidḗs",
      "word": "βαμβακοειδής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gkm",
            "2": "βαμβάκιον",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: βαμβάκιον (bambákion)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: βαμβάκιον (bambákion)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "βαμβάκι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: βαμβάκι (vamváki)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: βαμβάκι (vamváki)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ML.",
            "2": "bombacium",
            "3": "bambacium",
            "4": "bombecium",
            "5": "bambecium",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Medieval Latin: bombacium, bambacium, bombecium, bambecium",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Medieval Latin: bombacium, bambacium, bombecium, bambecium"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "bambagia"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: bambagia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: bambagia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "bonbaxo"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: bonbaxo, bombàxo, bombàs\n→ Cimbrian: bombaas\n→ Slovene: bombaž",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: bonbaxo, bombàxo, bombàs\n→ Cimbrian: bombaas\n→ Slovene: bombaž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "LL.",
            "2": "bombax",
            "3": "bambax",
            "4": "bombix",
            "5": "bambix",
            "6": "*bombacum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Late Latin: bombax, bambax, bombix, bambix, *bombacum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Late Latin: bombax, bambax, bombix, bambix, *bombacum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Bambaci",
            "3": "Bombaci"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: Bambaci, Bombaci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: Bambaci, Bombaci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "Bammaci",
            "3": "Bummaci"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: Bammaci, Bummaci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: Bammaci, Bummaci"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "2": "pmbk'"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian pmbk'",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "բամբակ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "پاموق",
        "tr": "pamuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Herodotus describes the word as Indian, while Theophrastus says that it was found near the Persian Gulf. From the same root are Middle Persian pmbk', Old Armenian բամբակ (bambak) and Ottoman Turkish پاموق (pamuk).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bámbax",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ βάμβαξ",
      "roman": "ho bámbax",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βάμβακε",
      "roman": "tṑ bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ βάμβακες",
      "roman": "hoi bámbakes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ βάμβακος",
      "roman": "toû bámbakos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βαμβάκοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bambákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βαμβάκων",
      "roman": "tôn bambákōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βάμβακῐ",
      "roman": "tôi bámbaki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βαμβάκοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bambákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βάμβαξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβαξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs bámbaxi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs bámbaxin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν βάμβακᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn bámbaka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βάμβακε",
      "roman": "tṑ bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς βάμβακᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs bámbakas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβαξ",
      "roman": "bámbax",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακε",
      "roman": "bámbake",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βάμβακες",
      "roman": "bámbakes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βάμβακος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "βάμβαξ • (bámbax) m (genitive βάμβακος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βάμβαξ",
        "2": "βάμβακος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Fibers",
        "grc:Mallow family plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cotton"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cotton",
          "cotton"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γοσσύπιον"
        },
        {
          "word": "ἐριόξυλον"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bám.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβam.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bám.baks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbam.baks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβam.baks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvam.baks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bámbēx",
      "word": "βάμβηξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bámbix",
      "word": "βάμβιξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pámbax",
      "word": "πάμβαξ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βάμβαξ"
}

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