βόλινθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (swell up). Compare bull. Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βόλινθος (bólinthos) m (genitive βολίνθου); second declension

  1. European bison
    Synonyms: βόνᾱσος (bónāsos), μόνᾰπος (mónapos)

Inflection

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.