Βόλβη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ból.bɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈbol.be̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈβol.βi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈvol.vi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈvol.vi/
Proper noun
Βόλβη • (Bólbē) f (genitive Βόλβης); first declension
- Bolbe, a mythological lake goddess
- Lake Volvi in Greece, named after the goddess
Inflection
First declension of ἡ Βόλβη; τῆς Βόλβης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Βόλβη hē Bólbē | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Βόλβης tês Bólbēs | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Βόλβῃ têi Bólbēi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Βόλβην tḕn Bólbēn | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βόλβη Bólbē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Βόλβη (Vólvi)
- Latin: Bolbē
References
- Βόλβη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004