πομφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with πομφόλυξ, πομφολύζω. Probably related to ἡ πέμφιξ, τῆς πέμφῑγος “blast, breath, bubble”.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πομφός (pomphós) m (genitive πομφοῦ); second declension

  1. (medicine) blister
    καταπίμπλαται πομφῶνkatapímplatai pomfῶnit is filled with 'blisters
       Hippocrates (460377 B.C.E.), De Morbis, Lib. II.)

Inflection

Synonyms

  • ἀπομφολῠ'γωτος (apompholu'gōtos)
  • πομφόλῠξ f (pomphólux) (also masc.)
  • πομφολῠγηρόν m (pompholugērón)
  • πομφολυγίζω (pompholugízō, bubble up)
  • πομφολῠγοπάφλασμα n (pompholugopáphlasma, bubble-splash)
  • πομφολῠγόω (pompholugóō, cause to bubble)
  • πομφολῠγώδης (pompholugṓdēs, adjective)
  • πομφολῠγωτός (pompholugōtós, adjective)
  • πομφολύζω (pompholúzō, I bubble)

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πομφός

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɱˈfos/

Noun

πομφός (pomfós) m (plural πομφοί)

  1. (medicine, formal) blister

Declension

Synonyms

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