ῥόμβος

See also: ρόμβος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥύμβος (rhúmbos) – Attic

Etymology

From ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “I turn”).

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Noun

ῥόμβος • (rhómbos) m (genitive ῥόμβου); second declension

  1. (religion) bullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a string
  2. anything which may be turned or spun
  3. top (toy)
  4. magical wheel used by magicians
  5. type of tambourine
  6. penis
  7. a spinning motion
  8. (geometry) rhombus
  9. type of fish including the turbot and brill
  10. (medicine) a surgeon's bandage

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