βαυβών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same onomatopoeic root of βαυβάω (baubáō, “to sleep”) and βαυβώ (baubṓ, “nurse of Demeter”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βαυβών • (baubṓn) m (genitive βαυβῶνος); third declension

  1. dildo, leathern penis
    Synonym: ὄλισβος (ólisbos)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ βαυβών; τοῦ βαυβῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βαυβών
ho baubṓn 		τὼ βαυβῶνε
tṑ baubône 		οἱ βαυβῶνες
hoi baubônes
Genitive τοῦ βαυβῶνος
toû baubônos 		τοῖν βαυβώνοιν
toîn baubṓnoin 		τῶν βαυβώνων
tôn baubṓnōn
Dative τῷ βαυβῶνῐ
tōî baubônĭ 		τοῖν βαυβώνοιν
toîn baubṓnoin 		τοῖς βαυβῶσῐ / βαυβῶσῐν
toîs baubôsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν βαυβῶνᾰ
tòn baubônă 		τὼ βαυβῶνε
tṑ baubône 		τοὺς βαυβῶνᾰς
toùs baubônăs
Vocative βαυβών
baubṓn 		βαυβῶνε
baubône 		βαυβῶνες
baubônes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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