πομφόλυγα
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pom.pʰó.ly.ɡa/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pomˈpʰo.ly.ɡa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pomˈɸo.ly.ɣa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pomˈfo.ly.ɣa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pomˈfo.li.ɣa/
Noun
[edit]πομφόλῠγᾰ • (pomphóluga) f
- accusative singular of πομφόλῠξ (pomphólux)
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Feminine noun from Ancient Greek πομφόλῠξ from accusative πομφόλῠγᾰ.
Alternative forms
[edit]- πομφόλυγας m (pomfólygas)
- πομφόλυξ f (pomfólyx) (Katharevousa)
Noun
[edit]πομφόλυγα • (pomfólyga) f (plural πομφόλυγες)
- (medicine) blister
- bubble
- (figuratively, derogatory) speech without meaning, blather
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | πομφόλυγα (pomfólyga) | πομφόλυγες (pomfólyges) |
genitive | πομφόλυγας (pomfólygas) | πομφολύγων (pomfolýgon) |
accusative | πομφόλυγα (pomfólyga) | πομφόλυγες (pomfólyges) |
vocative | πομφόλυγα (pomfólyga) | πομφόλυγες (pomfólyges) |
Synonyms
[edit](blister):
(bubble):
- φυσαλίδα f (fysalída)
- and μπουρμπουλήθρα f (bourmpoulíthra)
(figuratively):
- αερολογία f (aerología, “lit: words of the air”)
- μπούρδα f (boúrda) (colloquial, pejorative)
- φληνάφημα n (flináfima) (formal, pejorative)
Related terms
[edit]- see: πομφός (pomfós)
Etymology 2
[edit]Inflectional form of the masculine noun.
Noun
[edit]πομφόλυγα • (pomfólyga) m (with article: του πομφόλυγα)
- Genitive, accusative and vocative singular form of πομφόλυγας (pomfólygas).
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