βόμβυξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word must be of Anatolian origin, as is also suggested by its structure. Probably related also to βάμβαξ (bámbax, “cotton”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

βόμβῡξ • (bómbūx) m (genitive βόμβῡκος); third declension

  1. silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  2. garment made of silk
  3. deeptoned flute
    1. cap of a flute
    2. lowest note on the flute

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ βόμβῡξ; τοῦ βόμβῡκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ βόμβῡξ
ho bómbūx		 τὼ βόμβῡκε
tṑ bómbūke		 οἱ βόμβῡκες
hoi bómbūkes
Genitive τοῦ βόμβῡκος
toû bómbūkos		 τοῖν βομβῡ́κοιν
toîn bombū́koin		 τῶν βομβῡ́κων
tôn bombū́kōn
Dative τῷ βόμβῡκῐ
tôi bómbūki		 τοῖν βομβῡ́κοιν
toîn bombū́koin		 τοῖς βόμβῡξῐ / βόμβῡξῐν
toîs bómbūxi(n)
Accusative τὸν βόμβῡκᾰ
tòn bómbūka		 τὼ βόμβῡκε
tṑ bómbūke		 τοὺς βόμβῡκᾰς
toùs bómbūkas
Vocative βόμβῡξ
bómbūx		 βόμβῡκε
bómbūke		 βόμβῡκες
bómbūkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • βομβῡκίας (bombūkías)
  • βομβῡ́κινος (bombū́kinos)
  • βομβῡ́κιον (bombū́kion)
  • βομβῡκοειδής (bombūkoeidḗs)

Descendants
  • Greek: βόμβυκας (vómvykas)
  • → Latin: bombȳx
  • → Translingual: Bombyx

Further reading
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