ὅλμος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind”). Further related to εἰλέω (eiléō, “to turn, roll”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὅλμος • (hólmos) m (genitive ὅλμου); second declension

  1. round, smooth stone
  2. any cylindrical or bowl shaped body:
    1. mortar
    2. kneading trough
    3. hollow seat on which the Pythia prophesied
    4. drinking vessel
    5. (music) mouthpiece of a flute
    6. dial
    7. stone used as a weight

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὅλμος; τοῦ ὅλμου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ὅλμος
ho hólmos 		τὼ ὅλμω
tṑ hólmō 		οἱ ὅλμοι
hoi hólmoi
Genitive τοῦ ὅλμου
toû hólmou 		τοῖν ὅλμοιν
toîn hólmoin 		τῶν ὅλμων
tôn hólmōn
Dative τῷ ὅλμῳ
tôi hólmōi 		τοῖν ὅλμοιν
toîn hólmoin 		τοῖς ὅλμοις
toîs hólmois
Accusative τὸν ὅλμον
tòn hólmon 		τὼ ὅλμω
tṑ hólmō 		τοὺς ὅλμους
toùs hólmous
Vocative ὅλμε
hólme 		ὅλμω
hólmō 		ὅλμοι
hólmoi
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