ἄμβων

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably a loanword (substrate); also compare Latin umbo (“boss (of a shield)”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓́μβων • (ámbōn) m (genitive ᾰ̓́μβωνος); third declension

  1. crest of a hill
  2. edge of a cup
  3. pulpit

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων; τοῦ ᾰ̓́μβωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων
ho ámbōn 		τὼ ᾰ̓́μβωνε
tṑ ámbōne 		οἱ ᾰ̓́μβωνες
hoi ámbōnes
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓́μβωνος
toû ámbōnos 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μβώνοιν
toîn ambṓnoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓μβώνων
tôn ambṓnōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓́μβωνῐ
tôi ámbōni 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μβώνοιν
toîn ambṓnoin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓́μβωσῐ / ᾰ̓́μβωσῐν
toîs ámbōsi(n)
Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰ
tòn ámbōna 		τὼ ᾰ̓́μβωνε
tṑ ámbōne 		τοὺς ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰς
toùs ámbōnas
Vocative ᾰ̓́μβων
ámbōn 		ᾰ̓́μβωνε
ámbōne 		ᾰ̓́μβωνες
ámbōnes
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Latin: ambo
  • → Old Church Slavonic: амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ)

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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