βυβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word, related to βύω (búō, to stuff full of, plug), either with reduplication or with suffix -βος.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

βῠβός • (bŭbósm (feminine βῠβή, neuter βῠβόν); first/second declension

  1. Hesychius gives the definition as: μεστός (mestós, full, sated), πλήρης (plḗrēs, full, satisfied), μέγας (mégas, big).

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