κλωβός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλουβός (kloubós)

Etymology

According to Beekes, from Semitic. Compare Hebrew כְּלוּב (kluv), Arabic كَلْبِشْ (kalbiš) and Old Armenian կողով (kołov).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κλωβός (klōbós) m (genitive κλωβοῦ); second declension

  1. birdcage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κλωβίον (klōbíon)

References

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