βαλβίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes of Pre-Greek origin, given the technicality of its meaning and the similar formation in -ῖδ- found in other words, such as κηκίς (kēkís), κνημίς (knēmís) and κρηπίς (krēpís).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bal.bís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /balˈbis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βalˈβis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /valˈvis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /valˈvis/

Noun

βᾰλβῐ́ς • (bălbĭ́s) f (genitive βᾰλβῖδος); third declension

rope drawn across the racecourse signalling the starting and finishing point of the course
(mostly in the plural) posts to which this rope was attached
turning post in a racecourse
Synonyms: καμπή (kampḗ), καμπτήρ (kamptḗr), νύσσα (nússa)
the platform or area from which the discus was thrown
(figuratively) beginning, start, onset, origin

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ βᾰλβῐ́ς; τῆς βᾰλβῖδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰλβῐ́ς hē bălbĭ́s	τὼ βᾰλβῖδε tṑ bălbîde	αἱ βᾰλβῖδες hai bălbîdes
Genitive	τῆς βᾰλβῖδος tês bălbîdos	τοῖν βᾰλβῑ́δοιν toîn bălbī́doin	τῶν βᾰλβῑ́δων tôn bălbī́dōn
Dative	τῇ βᾰλβῖδῐ tēî bălbîdĭ	τοῖν βᾰλβῑ́δοιν toîn bălbī́doin	ταῖς βᾰλβῖσῐ / βᾰλβῖσῐν taîs bălbîsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν βᾰλβῖδᾰ tḕn bălbîdă	τὼ βᾰλβῖδε tṑ bălbîde	τᾱ̀ς βᾰλβῖδᾰς tā̀s bălbîdăs
Vocative	βᾰλβῐ́ς bălbĭ́s	βᾰλβῖδε bălbîde	βᾰλβῖδες bălbîdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster -δς (-ds).

Derived terms

βαλβιδοῦχος (balbidoûkhos)
βαλβιδώδης (balbidṓdēs)