βωμίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βωμός (bōmós, “platform; altar”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ískos).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

βωμῐ́σκος • (bōmískos) m (genitive βωμῐ́σκου); second declension

  1. altar-shaped vessel
  2. bandage
  3. (mathematics) polyhedron of unequal height, width and depth
  4. (astronomy) Ara, a constellation
    Synonym: θυμιατήριον (thumiatḗrion)
  5. (anatomy) base of molar teeth

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ βωμῐ́σκος; τοῦ βωμῐ́σκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βωμῐ́σκος
ho bōmískos		 τὼ βωμῐ́σκω
tṑ bōmískō		 οἱ βωμῐ́σκοι
hoi bōmískoi
Genitive τοῦ βωμῐ́σκου
toû bōmískou		 τοῖν βωμῐ́σκοιν
toîn bōmískoin		 τῶν βωμῐ́σκων
tôn bōmískōn
Dative τῷ βωμῐ́σκῳ
tôi bōmískōi		 τοῖν βωμῐ́σκοιν
toîn bōmískoin		 τοῖς βωμῐ́σκοις
toîs bōmískois
Accusative τὸν βωμῐ́σκον
tòn bōmískon		 τὼ βωμῐ́σκω
tṑ bōmískō		 τοὺς βωμῐ́σκους
toùs bōmískous
Vocative βωμῐ́σκε
bōmíske		 βωμῐ́σκω
bōmískō		 βωμῐ́σκοι
bōmískoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Latin: bōmiscus

References
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