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βολβός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    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.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    βολβός (bolbósm (genitive βολβοῦ); second declension

    1. (botany) bulb of various plants, especially onion
    2. tassel hyacinth (Muscari comosum)
      Synonym: ἀγριοκρόμμυον (agriokrómmuon)
    3. (anatomy) eyeball

    Inflection

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: βολβός (volvós)
    • Latin: bulbus (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βολβός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 225

    Further reading

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós).

    Noun

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    βολβός (volvósm (plural βολβοί)

    1. bulb (daffodil, crocus, etc)
    2. bulb (swollen root of these plants)

    Declension

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    Declension of βολβός
    singular plural
    nominative βολβός (volvós) βολβοί (volvoí)
    genitive βολβού (volvoú) βολβών (volvón)
    accusative βολβό (volvó) βολβούς (volvoús)
    vocative βολβέ (volvé) βολβοί (volvoí)