"ῥόμβος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ῥόμβος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /r̥óm.bos/, /ˈrom.bos/, /ˈrom.bos/, /r̥óm.bos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈrom.bos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈrom.bos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈrom.bos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈrom.bos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “I turn”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|ῥόμβου|m|second}} ῥόμβος • (rhómbos) m (genitive ῥόμβου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ῥόμβος|ῥόμβου}} Forms: rhómbos [romanization], ῥόμβου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ῥόμβος [nominative, singular], ῥόμβω [dual, nominative], οἱ ῥόμβοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ῥόμβου [genitive, singular], ῥόμβοιν [dual, genitive], ῥόμβων [genitive, plural], τῷ ῥόμβῳ [dative, singular], ῥόμβοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ῥόμβοις [dative, plural], τὸν ῥόμβον [accusative, singular], ῥόμβω [accusative, dual], τοὺς ῥόμβους [accusative, plural], ῥόμβε [singular, vocative], ῥόμβω [dual, vocative], ῥόμβοι [plural, vocative], ῥύμβος [alternative, Attic]
  1. (religion) bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-YhBfm~~D Categories (other): Religion, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 16 1 22 21 1 3 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 17 1 21 20 1 2 3 1 3 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. anything which may be turned or spun
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-buhsFMap Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9
  3. top (toy)
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-J8sN1RHx Categories (other): Toys Disambiguation of Toys: 8 10 19 9 13 4 10 11 4 13
  4. magical wheel used by magicians
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-Tpet4kEY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9
  5. (music) type of tambourine
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-MidW7~yH Categories (other): Musical instruments, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. penis
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-9pUtbu9V
  7. a spinning motion
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-JBHl0ww3
  8. (geometry) rhombus
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-r5wnJFBy Categories (other): Geometry, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 8 9 6 12 10 6 9 18 8 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 9 11 5 11 11 5 8 18 8 13 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  9. type of fish including the turbot and brill
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-uWDQnbaR Categories (other): Fish Disambiguation of Fish: 14 5 0 6 5 0 0 0 70 0
  10. (medicine) a surgeon's bandage
    Sense id: en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-VcVsi72N Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ῥομβοειδής (rhomboeidḗs)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "rhomboeidḗs",
      "word": "ῥομβοειδής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ρόμβος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: ρόμβος (rómvos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: ρόμβος (rómvos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "rhombus",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: rhombus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: rhombus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ռումբ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ռումբ (ṙumb)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ռումբ (ṙumb) (possibly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "რუმბი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: რუმბი (rumbi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: რუმბი (rumbi) (possibly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ромб",
            "bor": "yes",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ромб m (romb)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ромб m (romb)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “I turn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rhómbos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβου",
      "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": "ὁ ῥόμβος",
      "roman": "ho rhómbos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ῥόμβοι",
      "roman": "hoi rhómboi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ῥόμβου",
      "roman": "toû rhómbou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοιν",
      "roman": "rhómboin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβων",
      "roman": "rhómbōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ῥόμβῳ",
      "roman": "tôi rhómbōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοιν",
      "roman": "rhómboin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ῥόμβοις",
      "roman": "toîs rhómbois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ῥόμβον",
      "roman": "tòn rhómbon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ῥόμβους",
      "roman": "toùs rhómbous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβε",
      "roman": "rhómbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοι",
      "roman": "rhómboi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥύμβος",
      "roman": "rhúmbos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Attic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῥόμβου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "ῥόμβος • (rhómbos) m (genitive ῥόμβου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῥόμβος",
        "2": "ῥόμβου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 16 1 22 21 1 3 3 1 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 17 1 21 20 1 2 3 1 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-YhBfm~~D",
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "bullroarer",
          "bullroarer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything which may be turned or spun"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-buhsFMap"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 19 9 13 4 10 11 4 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Toys",
          "orig": "grc:Toys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "top (toy)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-J8sN1RHx",
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "magical wheel used by magicians"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-Tpet4kEY"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "orig": "grc:Musical instruments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "type of tambourine"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-MidW7~yH",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "tambourine",
          "tambourine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) type of tambourine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "penis"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-9pUtbu9V",
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a spinning motion"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-JBHl0ww3"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Geometry",
          "orig": "grc:Geometry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 12 3 16 15 3 6 11 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 6 12 10 6 9 18 8 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 11 5 11 11 5 8 18 8 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a rhombus is that which is equilateral but not right-angled",
          "ref": "350 BCE – 250 BCE, Euclid, Elements 1",
          "roman": "rhómbos dé, hò isópleuron mén, ouk orthogṓnion dé",
          "text": "ῥόμβος δέ, ὃ ἰσόπλευρον μέν, οὐκ ὀρθογώνιον δέ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rhombus"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-r5wnJFBy",
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "rhombus",
          "rhombus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) rhombus"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 5 0 6 5 0 0 0 70 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "grc:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "type of fish including the turbot and brill"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-uWDQnbaR",
      "links": [
        [
          "turbot",
          "turbot"
        ],
        [
          "brill",
          "brill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "grc:Medicine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surgeon's bandage"
      ],
      "id": "en-ῥόμβος-grc-noun-VcVsi72N",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "surgeon",
          "surgeon"
        ],
        [
          "bandage",
          "bandage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) a surgeon's bandage"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/r̥óm.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/r̥óm.bos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ῥόμβος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "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 paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Fish",
    "grc:Toys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "rhomboeidḗs",
      "word": "ῥομβοειδής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ρόμβος",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: ρόμβος (rómvos) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: ρόμβος (rómvos) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "rhombus",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: rhombus",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: rhombus (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "ռումբ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: ռումբ (ṙumb)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: ռումբ (ṙumb) (possibly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "რუმბი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: რუმბი (rumbi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "possibly"
          },
          "expansion": "(possibly)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: რუმბი (rumbi) (possibly)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ромб",
            "bor": "yes",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ромб m (romb)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ромб m (romb)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “I turn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rhómbos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβου",
      "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": "ὁ ῥόμβος",
      "roman": "ho rhómbos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ῥόμβοι",
      "roman": "hoi rhómboi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ῥόμβου",
      "roman": "toû rhómbou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοιν",
      "roman": "rhómboin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβων",
      "roman": "rhómbōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ῥόμβῳ",
      "roman": "tôi rhómbōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοιν",
      "roman": "rhómboin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ῥόμβοις",
      "roman": "toîs rhómbois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ῥόμβον",
      "roman": "tòn rhómbon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ῥόμβους",
      "roman": "toùs rhómbous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβε",
      "roman": "rhómbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβω",
      "roman": "rhómbō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥόμβοι",
      "roman": "rhómboi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ῥύμβος",
      "roman": "rhúmbos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Attic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῥόμβου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "ῥόμβος • (rhómbos) m (genitive ῥόμβου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ῥόμβος",
        "2": "ῥόμβου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "bullroarer",
          "bullroarer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything which may be turned or spun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top (toy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "magical wheel used by magicians"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "type of tambourine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "tambourine",
          "tambourine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) type of tambourine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "penis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a spinning motion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with quotations",
        "grc:Geometry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a rhombus is that which is equilateral but not right-angled",
          "ref": "350 BCE – 250 BCE, Euclid, Elements 1",
          "roman": "rhómbos dé, hò isópleuron mén, ouk orthogṓnion dé",
          "text": "ῥόμβος δέ, ὃ ἰσόπλευρον μέν, οὐκ ὀρθογώνιον δέ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rhombus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geometry",
          "geometry"
        ],
        [
          "rhombus",
          "rhombus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geometry) rhombus"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geometry",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "type of fish including the turbot and brill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turbot",
          "turbot"
        ],
        [
          "brill",
          "brill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surgeon's bandage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "surgeon",
          "surgeon"
        ],
        [
          "bandage",
          "bandage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) a surgeon's bandage"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/r̥óm.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/r̥óm.bos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrom.bos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ῥόμβος"
}

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