According to Beekes, from the same onomatopoeic root of βαυβάω (baubáō, “to sleep”) and βαυβώ (baubṓ, “nurse of Demeter”).
βαυβών • (baubṓn) m (genitive βαυβῶνος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| 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 tôi baubôni |
τοῖν βαυβώνοιν toîn baubṓnoin |
τοῖς βαυβῶσῐ / βαυβῶσῐν toîs baubôsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βαυβῶνᾰ tòn baubôna |
τὼ βαυβῶνε tṑ baubône |
τοὺς βαυβῶνᾰς toùs baubônas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βαυβών baubṓn |
βαυβῶνε baubône |
βαυβῶνες baubônes | ||||||||||
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