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κόμπος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Probably onomatopoeic. Compare βόμβος (bómbos, humming, buzzing), κόναβος (kónabos, din, clash) and κόμβα (kómba, shearwater).

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    Noun

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    κόμπος (kómposm (genitive κόμπου); second declension

    1. din, clash, racket
    2. (figuratively) boast, vaunt, bragging
    3. praise (rarely in good sense)

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    Greek

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Ancient Greek κόμβος (kómbos). Doublet of κόμβος (kómvos).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkom.bos/
    • Hyphenation: κό‧μπος

    Noun

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    κόμπος (kómposm (plural κόμποι)

    1. knot, looping of a piece of string
      Δένει κόμπο.
      Dénei kómpo.
      He ties a knot.
    2. node of plant stem

    Usage notes

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    • Not to be confused with nautical speed: κόμβος m (kómvos, knot).

    Declension

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    Declension of κόμπος
    singular plural
    nominative κόμπος (kómpos) κόμποι (kómpoi)
    genitive κόμπου (kómpou) κόμπων (kómpon)
    accusative κόμπο (kómpo) κόμπους (kómpous)
    vocative κόμπε (kómpe) κόμποι (kómpoi)
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