βομβάξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βομβαλοβομβάξ (bombalobombáx) (intensive)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the same source as βόμβος (bómbos, “buzzing, humming”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bom.báks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bomˈbaks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βomˈbaks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vomˈbaks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vomˈbaks/

Interjection

βομβάξ • (bombáx)

buzz!

Further reading

“βομβάξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
βομβάξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
βομβάξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)

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