ἄμβων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἄμβη (ámbē)
  • ἀνάβων (anábōn)

Etymology

Probably a loanword (substrate); also compare Latin umbo (“boss (of a shield)”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓́μβων • (ámbōn) m (genitive ᾰ̓́μβωνος); third declension

  1. crest of a hill
  2. edge of a cup
  3. pulpit

Declension
Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων; τοῦ ᾰ̓́μβωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓́μβων
ho ámbōn		 τὼ ᾰ̓́μβωνε
tṑ ámbōne		 οἱ ᾰ̓́μβωνες
hoi ámbōnes
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓́μβωνος
toû ámbōnos		 τοῖν ᾰ̓μβώνοιν
toîn ambṓnoin		 τῶν ᾰ̓μβώνων
tôn ambṓnōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓́μβωνῐ
tôi ámbōni		 τοῖν ᾰ̓μβώνοιν
toîn ambṓnoin		 τοῖς ᾰ̓́μβωσῐ / ᾰ̓́μβωσῐν
toîs ámbōsi(n)
Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰ
tòn ámbōna		 τὼ ᾰ̓́μβωνε
tṑ ámbōne		 τοὺς ᾰ̓́μβωνᾰς
toùs ámbōnas
Vocative ᾰ̓́μβων
ámbōn		 ᾰ̓́μβωνε
ámbōne		 ᾰ̓́μβωνες
ámbōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: ambo
  • → Old Church Slavonic: амъвонъ (amŭvonŭ)

References
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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