Βόλβη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ból.bɛː/ → /ˈβol.βi/ → /ˈvol.vi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ból.bɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbol.be̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβol.βi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvol.vi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvol.vi/

Proper noun

Βόλβη • (Bólbē) f (genitive Βόλβης); first declension

1. Bolbe, a mythological lake goddess
2. Lake Volvi in Greece, named after the goddess

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Βόλβη; τῆς Βόλβης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Βόλβη hē Bólbē
Genitive	τῆς Βόλβης tês Bólbēs
Dative	τῇ Βόλβῃ têi Bólbēi
Accusative	τὴν Βόλβην tḕn Bólbēn
Vocative	Βόλβη Bólbē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βόλβη (Vólvi)
• Latin: Bolbē

References

• Βόλβη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004