κόλυμβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, I dive), from Pre-Greek. Compare Latin columba (dove), which may be a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόλυμβος (kólumbos) m (genitive κολύμβου); second declension

  1. Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς (kolumbís, a diver, grebe)
  2. Alternative form of κολύμβησῐς (kolúmbēsis, pearl fishing)
  3. Alternative form of κολυμβήθρᾱ (kolumbḗthrā, place for swimming)

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