βολή
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From βᾰ́λλω (bállō, “to throw”) + -η (-ē).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bo.lɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /boˈle̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βoˈli/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /voˈli/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /voˈli/
Noun
[edit]βολή • (bolḗ) f (genitive βολῆς); first declension
Usage notes
[edit]Compare πληγή (plēgḗ), which is used for wounds by sword or pike.
Declension
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ βολή hē bolḗ |
τὼ βολᾱ́ tṑ bolā́ |
αἱ βολαί hai bolaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς βολῆς tês bolês |
τοῖν βολαῖν toîn bolaîn |
τῶν βολῶν tôn bolôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ βολῇ têi bolêi |
τοῖν βολαῖν toîn bolaîn |
ταῖς βολαῖς taîs bolaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν βολήν tḕn bolḗn |
τὼ βολᾱ́ tṑ bolā́ |
τᾱ̀ς βολᾱ́ς tā̀s bolā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | βολή bolḗ |
βολᾱ́ bolā́ |
βολαί bolaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
[edit]- ἄβολος (ábolos)
Descendants
[edit]- → Greek: βολή (volí) (inherited) (learned)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βάλλω (> DER 2. βολή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 197-8
Further reading
[edit]- “βολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “βολή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- βολή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- βολή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- G1000 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- beam idem, page 66.
- cast idem, page 116.
- fling idem, page 328.
- gleam idem, page 361.
- glimmer idem, page 362.
- heave idem, page 393.
- range idem, page 670.
- ray idem, page 674.
- reach idem, page 675.
- shot idem, page 769.
- streak idem, page 824.
- sunbeam idem, page 838.
- swing idem, page 849.
- throw idem, page 871.
- toss idem, page 884.
Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ).[1]
Noun
[edit]βολή • (volí) f (plural βολές)
- shot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet)
- fire (the bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon)
- (sports) throw
- range (maximum distance or reach of capability of a projectile)
- (figuratively) salvo, volley (of invective, accusations, etc.)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
genitive | βολής (volís) | βολών (volón) |
accusative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
vocative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Ancient Greek βολή (bolḗ) in the sense 'throw or cast of the dice'.[1]
Noun
[edit]βολή • (volí) f (plural βολές)
- (familiar) convenience, amenity (a thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
genitive | βολής (volís) | βολών (volón) |
accusative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
vocative | βολή (volí) | βολές (volés) |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 βολή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷelH-
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade)
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek oxytone terms
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns
- Ancient Greek first-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Greek/i
- Rhymes:Greek/i/2 syllables
- Greek terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Greek learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek feminine nouns
- el:Sports
- Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή'
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek familiar terms