βόμβυξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word must be of Anatolian origin, as is also suggested by its structure. Probably related also to βάμβαξ (bámbax, “cotton”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βόμβῡξ • (bómbūx) m (genitive βόμβῡκος); third declension

  1. silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  2. garment made of silk
  3. deeptoned flute
    1. cap of a flute
    2. lowest note on the flute

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ βόμβῡξ; τοῦ βόμβῡκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βόμβῡξ
ho bómbūx 		τὼ βόμβῡκε
tṑ bómbūke 		οἱ βόμβῡκες
hoi bómbūkes
Genitive τοῦ βόμβῡκος
toû bómbūkos 		τοῖν βομβῡ́κοιν
toîn bombū́koin 		τῶν βομβῡ́κων
tôn bombū́kōn
Dative τῷ βόμβῡκῐ
tōî bómbūkĭ 		τοῖν βομβῡ́κοιν
toîn bombū́koin 		τοῖς βόμβῡξῐ / βόμβῡξῐν
toîs bómbūxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν βόμβῡκᾰ
tòn bómbūkă 		τὼ βόμβῡκε
tṑ bómbūke 		τοὺς βόμβῡκᾰς
toùs bómbūkăs
Vocative βόμβῡξ
bómbūx 		βόμβῡκε
bómbūke 		βόμβῡκες
bómbūkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • βομβῡκίας (bombūkías)
  • βομβῡ́κινος (bombū́kinos)
  • βομβῡ́κιον (bombū́kion)
  • βομβῡκοειδής (bombūkoeidḗs)

Descendants

  • Greek: βόμβυκας (vómvykas)
  • → Latin: bombȳx
  • → Translingual: Bombyx

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βόμβυξ, -υκος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 226

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