Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Pre-Greek. Compare Latin columba (dove), which may be a borrowing from Greek. Also compare with Proto-Slavic *kъlpь (swan).[1]

According to Beekes, κολυμβάω (kolumbáō, I dive) is a denominative verbal derivation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κόλυμβος (kólumbosm (genitive κολύμβου); second declension

  1. Alternative form of κολυμβῐ́ς (kolumbís, diver; little grebe (Podiceps minor))
  2. Alternative form of κολύμβησῐς (kolúmbēsis, pearl fishing)
  3. Alternative form of κολυμβήθρᾱ (kolumbḗthrā, place for swimming)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: columba, colymbus

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόλυμβος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 741

Further reading

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