"βύσσος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /býs.sos/, /ˈβys.sos/, /ˈvi.sos/, /býs.sos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbys.sos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβys.sos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvys.sos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvi.sos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From a Semitic source cognate to Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”) and Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”), from Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”). Compare also Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{cog|he|בּוּץ|t=byssus|tr=būṣ}} Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”), {{cog|arc|בּוּצָא|t=byssus|tr=būṣā}} Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”), {{der|grc|sem-pro|*būṣ-|t=fibrous grass, rush etc.}} Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”), {{cog|xcl|բեհեզ|t=byssus}} Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|βύσσου|f|second}} βύσσος • (bússos) f (genitive βύσσου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βύσσος|ου|form=F-full}} Forms: bússos [romanization], βύσσου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ βῠ́σσος [nominative, singular], τὼ βῠ́σσω [dual, nominative], αἱ βῠ́σσοι [nominative, plural], τῆς βῠ́σσου [genitive, singular], τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν βῠ́σσων [genitive, plural], τῇ βῠ́σσῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς βῠ́σσοις [dative, plural], τὴν βῠ́σσον [accusative, singular], τὼ βῠ́σσω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς βῠ́σσους [accusative, plural], βῠ́σσε [singular, vocative], βῠ́σσω [dual, vocative], βῠ́σσοι [plural, vocative]
  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum) Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
    Sense id: en-βύσσος-grc-noun-4ud0hjCd Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 39 13 45 3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 43 3
  2. linen Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
    Sense id: en-βύσσος-grc-noun-B60u8WB9 Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 39 13 45 3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 43 3
  3. Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants, Malvales order plants
    Sense id: en-βύσσος-grc-noun-hxC3N--U Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 39 13 45 3 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 33 13 52 3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 15 43 3 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 30 27 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 8 54 2
  4. silk
    Sense id: en-βύσσος-grc-noun-8sgZtnkN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: βῠ́σσᾰ (bússa) Derived forms: βῠσσῐ́νη (bussínē), βῠ́σσῐνος (bússinos), βῠ́σσωμᾰ (bússōma)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bussínē",
      "word": "βῠσσῐ́νη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bússinos",
      "word": "βῠ́σσῐνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bússōma",
      "word": "βῠ́σσωμᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "ቢሶስ",
            "3": "ብሶስ",
            "4": "ቡሱስ",
            "5": "በሱስ",
            "6": "ብሲስ",
            "7": "ብሱስ",
            "8": "ቢሶን",
            "bor": "1",
            "t7": "fine green linen"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ge'ez: ቢሶስ (bisos), ብሶስ (bəsos), ቡሱስ (busus), በሱስ (bäsus), ብሲስ (bəsis), ብሱስ (bəsus), ቢሶን (bison, “fine green linen”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ge'ez: ቢሶስ (bisos), ብሶስ (bəsos), ቡሱስ (busus), በሱስ (bäsus), ብሲስ (bəsis), ብሱስ (bəsus), ቢሶን (bison, “fine green linen”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "ቢስንሶ",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "green",
            "tr": "bisənso"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Ge'ez: ቢስንሶ (bisənso, “green”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Ge'ez: ቢስንሶ (bisənso, “green”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ti",
            "2": "ቢሶ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "green leather, velvet"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tigrinya: ቢሶ (biso, “green leather, velvet”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tigrinya: ቢሶ (biso, “green leather, velvet”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gothic: 𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 (bwssaun)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 (bwssaun)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "byssus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: byssus, bissus\nTranslingual: Byssus",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: byssus, bissus\nTranslingual: Byssus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "בּוּץ",
        "t": "byssus",
        "tr": "būṣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "בּוּצָא",
        "t": "byssus",
        "tr": "būṣā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*būṣ-",
        "t": "fibrous grass, rush etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "բեհեզ",
        "t": "byssus"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Semitic source cognate to Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”) and Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”), from Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”). Compare also Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bússos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βύσσου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ βῠ́σσος",
      "roman": "hē bússos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "tṑ bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ βῠ́σσοι",
      "roman": "hai bússoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς βῠ́σσου",
      "roman": "tês bússou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bússoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βῠ́σσων",
      "roman": "tôn bússōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ βῠ́σσῳ",
      "roman": "têi bússōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bússoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς βῠ́σσοις",
      "roman": "taîs bússois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν βῠ́σσον",
      "roman": "tḕn bússon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "tṑ bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς βῠ́σσους",
      "roman": "tā̀s bússous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσε",
      "roman": "bússe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσοι",
      "roman": "bússoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βύσσου",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "βύσσος • (bússos) f (genitive βύσσου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βύσσος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "F-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 15 43 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 13 45 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Malpighiales order plants",
          "orig": "grc:Malpighiales order plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flax (Linum usitatissimum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-βύσσος-grc-noun-4ud0hjCd",
      "links": [
        [
          "flax",
          "flax"
        ],
        [
          "Linum usitatissimum",
          "Linum usitatissimum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 15 43 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 13 45 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Malpighiales order plants",
          "orig": "grc:Malpighiales order plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "linen"
      ],
      "id": "en-βύσσος-grc-noun-B60u8WB9",
      "links": [
        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 15 43 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 27 37 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 8 54 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 13 45 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Malpighiales order plants",
          "orig": "grc:Malpighiales order plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 13 52 3",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Malvales order plants",
          "orig": "grc:Malvales order plants",
          "parents": [
            "Plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-βύσσος-grc-noun-hxC3N--U"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "silk"
      ],
      "id": "en-βύσσος-grc-noun-8sgZtnkN",
      "links": [
        [
          "silk",
          "silk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/býs.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβys.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/býs.sos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbys.sos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβys.sos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvys.sos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "bússa",
      "word": "βῠ́σσᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βύσσος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Semitic languages",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "grc:Malpighiales order plants",
    "grc:Malvales order plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bussínē",
      "word": "βῠσσῐ́νη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bússinos",
      "word": "βῠ́σσῐνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bússōma",
      "word": "βῠ́σσωμᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "ቢሶስ",
            "3": "ብሶስ",
            "4": "ቡሱስ",
            "5": "በሱስ",
            "6": "ብሲስ",
            "7": "ብሱስ",
            "8": "ቢሶን",
            "bor": "1",
            "t7": "fine green linen"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ge'ez: ቢሶስ (bisos), ብሶስ (bəsos), ቡሱስ (busus), በሱስ (bäsus), ብሲስ (bəsis), ብሱስ (bəsus), ቢሶን (bison, “fine green linen”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ge'ez: ቢሶስ (bisos), ብሶስ (bəsos), ቡሱስ (busus), በሱስ (bäsus), ብሲስ (bəsis), ብሱስ (bəsus), ቢሶን (bison, “fine green linen”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gez",
            "2": "ቢስንሶ",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "green",
            "tr": "bisənso"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Ge'ez: ቢስንሶ (bisənso, “green”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Ge'ez: ቢስንሶ (bisənso, “green”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ti",
            "2": "ቢሶ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "green leather, velvet"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tigrinya: ቢሶ (biso, “green leather, velvet”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tigrinya: ቢሶ (biso, “green leather, velvet”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "got",
            "2": "𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gothic: 𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 (bwssaun)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gothic: 𐌱𐍅𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌽 (bwssaun)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "byssus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: byssus, bissus\nTranslingual: Byssus",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: byssus, bissus\nTranslingual: Byssus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Semitic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "בּוּץ",
        "t": "byssus",
        "tr": "būṣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "בּוּצָא",
        "t": "byssus",
        "tr": "būṣā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*būṣ-",
        "t": "fibrous grass, rush etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "բեհեզ",
        "t": "byssus"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Semitic source cognate to Hebrew בּוּץ (būṣ, “byssus”) and Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”), from Proto-Semitic *būṣ- (“fibrous grass, rush etc.”). Compare also Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez, “byssus”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bússos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βύσσου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ βῠ́σσος",
      "roman": "hē bússos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "tṑ bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ βῠ́σσοι",
      "roman": "hai bússoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς βῠ́σσου",
      "roman": "tês bússou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bússoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν βῠ́σσων",
      "roman": "tôn bússōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ βῠ́σσῳ",
      "roman": "têi bússōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν βῠ́σσοιν",
      "roman": "toîn bússoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς βῠ́σσοις",
      "roman": "taîs bússois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν βῠ́σσον",
      "roman": "tḕn bússon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "tṑ bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς βῠ́σσους",
      "roman": "tā̀s bússous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσε",
      "roman": "bússe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσω",
      "roman": "bússō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βῠ́σσοι",
      "roman": "bússoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βύσσου",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "βύσσος • (bússos) f (genitive βύσσου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "βύσσος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "F-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flax (Linum usitatissimum)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flax",
          "flax"
        ],
        [
          "Linum usitatissimum",
          "Linum usitatissimum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "linen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "silk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "silk",
          "silk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/býs.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβys.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/býs.sos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbys.sos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈβys.sos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvys.sos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvi.sos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bússa",
      "word": "βῠ́σσᾰ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βύσσος"
}

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