"βόρβορος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /bór.bo.ros/, /ˈβor.βo.ros/, /ˈvor.vo.ros/, /bór.bo.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbor.bo.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβor.βo.ros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvor.vo.ros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvor.vo.ros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, probably of onomatopoeic origin. A connection with Armenian կորկ (kork, “dirt”) remains very doubtful. Saycc saw a Hittite loanword in it, from [script needed] (pūrpura, “ball, lump; ball-shaped cakes”), which however does not fit either semantically nor phonologically. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|grc|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|hy|կորկ||dirt}} Armenian կորկ (kork, “dirt”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|βορβόρου|m|second}} βόρβορος • (bórboros) m (genitive βορβόρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βόρβορος|ου}} Forms: bórboros [romanization], βορβόρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ βόρβορος [nominative, singular], τὼ βορβόρω [dual, nominative], οἱ βόρβοροι [nominative, plural], τοῦ βορβόρου [genitive, singular], τοῖν βορβόροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν βορβόρων [genitive, plural], τῷ βορβόρῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν βορβόροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς βορβόροις [dative, plural], τὸν βόρβορον [accusative, singular], τὼ βορβόρω [accusative, dual], τοὺς βορβόρους [accusative, plural], βόρβορε [singular, vocative], βορβόρω [dual, vocative], βόρβοροι [plural, vocative]
  1. mire, filth
    Sense id: en-βόρβορος-grc-noun-7Xmu7Bfg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 51 5
  2. clay, moist earth
    Sense id: en-βόρβορος-grc-noun-DBHLc43y Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 66 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 21 68 11 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 20 70 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 22 67 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 46 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 51 5
  3. foul abuse
    Sense id: en-βόρβορος-grc-noun--yVMadLg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βορβορῐ́ζω (borborĭ́zō), βορβορόω (borboróō)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "borborĭ́zō",
      "word": "βορβορῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "borboróō",
      "word": "βορβορόω"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "կորկ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dirt"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "bórboros",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "βορβόρου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ βόρβορος",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ βορβόρω",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ βόρβοροι",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῦ βορβόρου",
      "roman": "toû borbórou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βορβόροιν",
      "roman": "toîn borbóroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βορβόρων",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν βορβόροιν",
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      ]
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      "form": "τοῖς βορβόροις",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν βόρβορον",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοὺς βορβόρους",
      "roman": "toùs borbórous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βόρβορε",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βόρβοροι",
      "roman": "bórboroi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "βορβόρου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "βόρβορος",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "mire, filth"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "mire",
          "mire"
        ],
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          "filth",
          "filth"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clay, moist earth"
      ],
      "id": "en-βόρβορος-grc-noun-DBHLc43y",
      "links": [
        [
          "clay",
          "clay"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foul abuse"
      ],
      "id": "en-βόρβορος-grc-noun--yVMadLg",
      "links": [
        [
          "abuse",
          "abuse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bór.bo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβor.βo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bór.bo.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbor.bo.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβor.βo.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βόρβορος"
}
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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 onomatopoeias",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "borborĭ́zō",
      "word": "βορβορῐ́ζω"
    },
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      "roman": "borboróō",
      "word": "βορβορόω"
    }
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        "4": "dirt"
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    }
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      "form": "bórboros",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "βορβόρου",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ὁ βόρβορος",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βορβόρω",
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    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ βόρβοροι",
      "roman": "hoi bórboroi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ βορβόρου",
      "roman": "toû borbórou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βορβόροιν",
      "roman": "toîn borbóroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βορβόρων",
      "roman": "tôn borbórōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ βορβόρῳ",
      "roman": "tôi borbórōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βορβόροιν",
      "roman": "toîn borbóroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς βορβόροις",
      "roman": "toîs borbórois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν βόρβορον",
      "roman": "tòn bórboron",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βορβόρω",
      "roman": "tṑ borbórō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς βορβόρους",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βόρβορε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "βόρβοροι",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "mire, filth"
      ],
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          "mire",
          "mire"
        ],
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          "filth",
          "filth"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "clay",
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          "earth",
          "earth"
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "foul abuse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abuse",
          "abuse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bór.bo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβor.βo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bór.bo.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbor.bo.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβor.βo.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvor.vo.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βόρβορος"
}

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