βέμβιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably of Pre-Greek origin, in view of the suffix -ῑκ-. See also πέμφιξ (pémphix, “breath, blast”) and πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “bubble”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

βέμβῐξ • (bémbix) f (genitive βέμβῑκος); third declension

  1. spinning top
    Synonyms: στρόβιλος (stróbilos), στρόμβος (strómbos)
  2. whirlpool, eddy
    Synonyms: δίνη (dínē), ἶλιγξ (îlinx), στροφάλιγξ (strophálinx)
  3. cyclone, whirlwind
  4. bumblebee
    Synonym: βομβυλιός (bombuliós)

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ βέμβῐξ; τῆς βέμβῑκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ βέμβῐξ
hē bémbix		 τὼ βέμβῑκε
tṑ bémbīke		 αἱ βέμβῑκες
hai bémbīkes
Genitive τῆς βέμβῑκος
tês bémbīkos		 τοῖν βεμβῑ́κοιν
toîn bembī́koin		 τῶν βεμβῑ́κων
tôn bembī́kōn
Dative τῇ βέμβῑκῐ
têi bémbīki		 τοῖν βεμβῑ́κοιν
toîn bembī́koin		 ταῖς βέμβῑξῐ / βέμβῑξῐν
taîs bémbīxi(n)
Accusative τὴν βέμβῑκᾰ
tḕn bémbīka		 τὼ βέμβῑκε
tṑ bémbīke		 τᾱ̀ς βέμβῑκᾰς
tā̀s bémbīkas
Vocative βέμβῐξ
bémbix		 βέμβῑκε
bémbīke		 βέμβῑκες
bémbīkes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • βεμβικιάω (bembikiáō)
  • βεμβικίζω (bembikízō)
  • βεμβικώδης (bembikṓdēs)

Descendants
  • → Translingual: Bembix

Further reading
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