βόμβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Lithuanian bim̃balas, Latvian bam̃bals, Russian бубен (búben, tambourine), Albanian bumbulit, and Old Norse bumla.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βόμβος (bómbos) m (genitive βόμβου); second declension

  1. any deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing, booming, rumbling

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

  • βομβίνος (vomvínos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos).

Noun

βόμβος (vómvos) m (plural βόμβοι)

  1. bumblebee
  2. buzzing, humming (sound)
  3. (medicine) tinnitus

Declension

Synonyms

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