"βολβός" meaning in Ancient Greek

See βολβός in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bol.bós/, /βolˈβos/, /volˈvos/, /bol.bós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /bolˈbos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /βolˈβos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /volˈvos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /volˈvos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The form of the word is expressive, with a kind of reduplication. There are no direct relatives and it is reminiscent of words for round and globular objects, like Latin bulla (“water bubble”) and Latvian burbulis (“water bubble”). Further, similar to Armenian բողկ (boġk, “radish”), Sanskrit बल्बज (balbaja, “Indian goosegrass”), and Albanian bajgë. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|id=plant}}, {{cog|la|bulla||water bubble}} Latin bulla (“water bubble”), {{cog|lv|burbulis||water bubble}} Latvian burbulis (“water bubble”), {{cog|hy|բողկ||radish}} Armenian բողկ (boġk, “radish”), {{cog|sa|बल्बज||Indian goosegrass}} Sanskrit बल्बज (balbaja, “Indian goosegrass”), {{cog|sq|bajgë}} Albanian bajgë Head templates: {{grc-noun|βολβοῦ|m|second}} βολβός • (bolbós) m (genitive βολβοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βολβός|ου|form=M}} Forms: bolbós [romanization], βολβοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ βολβός [nominative, singular], τὼ βολβώ [dual, nominative], οἱ βολβοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ βολβοῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν βολβοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν βολβῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ βολβῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν βολβοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς βολβοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν βολβόν [accusative, singular], τὼ βολβώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς βολβούς [accusative, plural], βολβέ [singular, vocative], βολβώ [dual, vocative], βολβοί [plural, vocative]
  1. (botany) bulb of various plants, especially onion Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-cHAJAK~T Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants Synonyms: ἀγριοκρόμμυον
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-XYbd1G8v Disambiguation of Asparagus family plants: 31 54 15 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 26 53 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 28 46 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 46 13 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 56 9 8 8
  3. (anatomy) eyeball Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-tg3CWU1v Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βολβάριον (bolbárion), βολβίνη (bolbínē), βολβίον (bolbíon), βολβίσκος (bolbískos), βολβοειδής (bolboeidḗs), βολβοκάστανον (bolbokástanon), βολβοφακῆ (bolbophakê), βολβώδης (bolbṓdēs), βολβωρυχέω (bolbōrukhéō)
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      "word": "βολβίον"
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      "word": "βολβωρυχέω"
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      "form": "τοῖν βολβοῖν",
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      "form": "τοῖς βολβοῖς",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὸν βολβόν",
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        "singular"
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      "roman": "tṑ bolbṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοὺς βολβούς",
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        ]
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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            "Sciences",
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        "(anatomy) eyeball"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bol.bós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βolˈβos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bol.bós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bolˈbos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βolˈβos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βολβός"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
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    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "roman": "bolbárion",
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    {
      "roman": "bolbínē",
      "word": "βολβίνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbíon",
      "word": "βολβίον"
    },
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      "roman": "bolbískos",
      "word": "βολβίσκος"
    },
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      "roman": "bolboeidḗs",
      "word": "βολβοειδής"
    },
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      "roman": "bolbokástanon",
      "word": "βολβοκάστανον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbophakê",
      "word": "βολβοφακῆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbṓdēs",
      "word": "βολβώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbōrukhéō",
      "word": "βολβωρυχέω"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "οἱ βολβοί",
      "roman": "hoi bolboí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ βολβοῦ",
      "roman": "toû bolboû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βολβοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn bolboîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βολβῶν",
      "roman": "tôn bolbôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βολβῷ",
      "roman": "tôi bolbôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βολβοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn bolboîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βολβοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs bolboîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν βολβόν",
      "roman": "tòn bolbón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βολβώ",
      "roman": "tṑ bolbṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς βολβούς",
      "roman": "toùs bolboús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βολβέ",
      "roman": "bolbé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βολβώ",
      "roman": "bolbṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βολβοί",
      "roman": "bolboí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βολβοῦ",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "βολβός • (bolbós) m (genitive βολβοῦ); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βολβός",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bulb of various plants, especially onion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "bulb",
          "bulb"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "onion",
          "onion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) bulb of various plants, especially onion"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἀγριοκρόμμυον"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eyeball"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "eyeball",
          "eyeball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) eyeball"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bol.bós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βolˈβos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bol.bós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bolˈbos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βolˈβos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βολβός"
}

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