κύμβη

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Ancient Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A wanderwort not inherited from Indo-European but perhaps borrowed from (or from the source of) words like Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás (pot) (whence Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, pitcher, jar)), Proto-Celtic *kumbā (valley), etc. Furnee considers it a Pre-Greek borrowing and compares κύπη (kúpē, kind of ship).

Noun

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κύμβη (kúmbēf (genitive κύμβης); first declension

  1. Hollow of a vessel: drinking cup, bowl.
    1. (Phoenician) Boat.
    2. Knapsack, wallet.
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Descendants
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  • Latin: cymba (boat)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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κύμβη (kúmbēf (genitive κύμβης); first declension

  1. Synonym of κύβη (kúbē). Head; hence, a kind of bird, perhaps tumbler-pigeon.
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