"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: An onomatopoeic term with syllable reduplication; similar words are found in other languages including Indo-European ones, such as Latin bulla (“water bubble”) and Latvian burbulis (“water bubble”). Note also Armenian բողկ (boġk, “radish”), Sanskrit बल्बज (balbaja, “Indian goosegrass”), and Albanian bajgë. Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|id=plant}}, {{onomatopoeia|grc|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{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], βολβώ [dual, nominative], οἱ βολβοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ βολβοῦ [genitive, singular], βολβοῖν [dual, genitive], βολβῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ βολβῷ [dative, singular], βολβοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς βολβοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν βολβόν [accusative, singular], βολβώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς βολβούς [accusative, plural], βολβέ [singular, vocative], βολβώ [dual, vocative], βολβοί [plural, vocative]
  1. (botany) bulb of various plants, especially onion
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-cHAJAK~T Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum) Synonyms: ἀγριοκρόμμυον
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-XYbd1G8v Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Asparagus family plants Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 27 51 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 29 43 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 29 46 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 46 14 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 58 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Asparagus family plants: 41 51 8
  3. (anatomy) eyeball
    Sense id: en-βολβός-grc-noun-tg3CWU1v Categories (other): Anatomy 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": "βολβωρυχέω"
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      "form": "τοῖς βολβοῖς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "vocative"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bol.bós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βolˈβos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/volˈvos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/bol.bós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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    {
      "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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      "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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      "word": "βολβοειδής"
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      "word": "βολβοκάστανον"
    },
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      "roman": "bolbophakê",
      "word": "βολβοφακῆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbṓdēs",
      "word": "βολβώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bolbōrukhéō",
      "word": "βολβωρυχέω"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "οἱ βολβοί",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "roman": "toû bolboû",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "βολβῶν",
      "roman": "bolbôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τῷ βολβῷ",
      "roman": "tôi bolbôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βολβοῖν",
      "roman": "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": "βολβώ",
      "roman": "bolbṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "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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