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κόμπος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic. Compare βόμβος (bómbos, humming, buzzing), κόναβος (kónabos, din, clash) and κόμβα (kómba, shearwater).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κόμπος (kómposm (genitive κόμπου); second declension

  1. din, clash, racket
  2. (figuratively) boast, vaunt, bragging
  3. praise (rarely in good sense)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek κόμβος (kómbos). Doublet of κόμβος (kómvos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkom.bos/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧μπος

Noun

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κόμπος (kómposm (plural κόμποι)

  1. knot, looping of a piece of string
    Δένει κόμπο.
    Dénei kómpo.
    He ties a knot.
  2. node of plant stem

Usage notes

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  • Not to be confused with nautical speed: κόμβος m (kómvos, knot).

Declension

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Declension of κόμπος
singular plural
nominative κόμπος (kómpos) κόμποι (kómpoi)
genitive κόμπου (kómpou) κόμπων (kómpon)
accusative κόμπο (kómpo) κόμπους (kómpous)
vocative κόμπε (kómpe) κόμποι (kómpoi)
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