βαλβίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation with -ῖδ- like κηκίς (kēkís), κνημίς (knēmís) and κρηπίς (krēpís). According to Beekes, this word is a technical term borrowed from Pre-Greek.

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Noun

βᾰλβῐ́ς (bălbĭ́sf (genitive βᾰλβῖδος); third declension

  1. rope drawn across the racecourse at the starting and finishing point
  2. (in the plural) posts to which this rope was attached
  3. turning post in a racecourse
    Synonyms: καμπή (kampḗ), καμπτήρ (kamptḗr), νύσσα (nússa)
  4. platform from which the quoit was thrown

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