"ἄμβων" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἄμβων in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ám.bɔːn/, /ˈam.bon/, /ˈam.bon/, /ám.bɔːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈam.bon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈam.bon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈam.bon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈam.bon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Probably a loanword (substrate); also compare Latin umbo (“boss (of a shield)”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{cog|la|umbo||boss (of a shield)}} Latin umbo (“boss (of a shield)”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓́μβων|ᾰ̓́μβωνος|m|third}} ᾰ̓́μβων • (ắmbōn) m (genitive ᾰ̓́μβωνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓́μβων|ᾰ̓́μβωνος}} Forms: ᾰ̓́μβων [canonical], ắmbōn [romanization], ᾰ̓́μβωνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων [nominative, singular], ᾰ̓́μβωνε [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓́μβωνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓́μβωνος [genitive, singular], ᾰ̓μβώνοιν [dual, genitive], ᾰ̓μβώνων [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓́μβωνῐ [dative, singular], ᾰ̓μβώνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓́μβωσῐ [dative, plural], ᾰ̓́μβωσῐν [dative, plural], toîs ắmbōsĭ [dative, plural], toîs ắmbōsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰ [accusative, singular], ᾰ̓́μβωνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓́μβων [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓́μβωνε [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓́μβωνες [plural, vocative], ἄμβη [alternative], ἀνάβων [alternative]
  1. crest of a hill
    Sense id: en-ἄμβων-grc-noun-Hopl9DGP Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 24 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 45 25 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 20 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 11 13
  2. edge of a cup
    Sense id: en-ἄμβων-grc-noun-uKwDMKN8
  3. pulpit
    Sense id: en-ἄμβων-grc-noun-p1yFQg28
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          "args": {
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            "2": "ambo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: ambo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: ambo"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ambo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ambo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ambo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ)"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: amvon",
          "name": "desc"
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωνος",
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      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "ᾰ̓μβώνοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓μβώνων",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓́μβωνῐ",
      "roman": "tôi ắmbōnĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓μβώνοιν",
      "roman": "ămbṓnoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖς ᾰ̓́μβωσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "toîs ắmbōsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs ắmbōsĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn ắmbōnă",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωνε",
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        "dual"
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    {
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      "roman": "toùs ắmbōnăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβων",
      "roman": "ắmbōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωνε",
      "roman": "ắmbōne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "ắmbōnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἄμβη",
      "roman": "ámbē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἀνάβων",
      "roman": "anábōn",
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      ]
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "48 24 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "45 25 29",
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        }
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        "crest of a hill"
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          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
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          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
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        "edge of a cup"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἄμβων-grc-noun-uKwDMKN8",
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "cup",
          "cup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pulpit"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἄμβων-grc-noun-p1yFQg28",
      "links": [
        [
          "pulpit",
          "pulpit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ám.bɔːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ám.bɔːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄμβων"
}
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    "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 derived from substrate languages",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: ambo"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: ambo"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβων",
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        "canonical"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓μβώνων",
      "roman": "ămbṓnōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓́μβωνῐ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "ᾰ̓μβώνοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωνε",
      "roman": "ắmbōne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs ắmbōnăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβων",
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́μβωνε",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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      "roman": "ắmbōnes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἄμβη",
      "roman": "ámbē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἀνάβων",
      "roman": "anábōn",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "crest of a hill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crest",
          "crest"
        ],
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          "hill",
          "hill"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge of a cup"
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          "edge",
          "edge"
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        [
          "cup",
          "cup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pulpit"
      ],
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        [
          "pulpit",
          "pulpit"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ám.bɔːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ám.bɔːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.bon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄμβων"
}

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