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βότρυς

Third declension Noun; Masculine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: βότρυς βότρυος

Structure: βοτρυ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: From same Root as bo/struxos.

Sense

  1. bunch of grapes, grapes
  2. (figuratively) clustered earring

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • οἳ δ’ ἄρ’ ἐν ἐλλεδανοῖσι δέον καὶ ἔπιτνον ἀλωήν, οἳ δ’ ἐτρύγων οἴνασ δρεπάνασ ἐν χερσὶν ἔχοντεσ, οἳ δ’ αὖτ’ ἐσ ταλάρουσ ἐφόρευν ὑπὸ τρυγητήρων λευκοὺσ καὶ μέλανασ βότρυασ μεγάλων ἀπὸ ὄρχων, βριθομένων φύλλοισι καὶ ἀργυρέῃσ ἑλίκεσσιν. (Hesiod, Shield of Heracles, Book Sh. 26:8)
  • τὴν δ’ ἄμπελον ταύτην Ἀμύντασ φησὶν ἐν τοῖσ Σταθμοῖσ καὶ βότρυασ ἔχειν ἐκ τῶν πολυτελεστάτων ψήφων συντεθειμένουσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 12, book 12, chapter 9 3:1)
  • καὶ βότρυασ γελῶντασ, σὺν τῷ καλῷ Λυαίῳ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 48 2:1)
  • Βρομίου τί με θλίβετε κλῶνεσ ἄρατε τοὺσ βότρυασ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 1302)
  • ὀθνείῃ δ’ ἀμφιτέθηλα κόμῃ, ἡ πρὶν ἐμοῖσ θαλέθουσιν ἐνιθρέψασ1̓ ὀροδάμνοισ βότρυασ, ἡ ταύτησ οὐκ ἀπετηλοτέρη· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 2312)

Synonyms

  1. bunch of grapes

  2. clustered earring

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