κύβη

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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No known cognates, therefore probably from Pre-Greek. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *kewb(ʰ)- (to bend, bulge; protrusion, hill, bowl) (cf. Proto-Slavic *kubъ (bucket), perhaps also Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, hollow in the hips)), but the presence of *b is suspicious and the semantics are distant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κῠ́βη (kúbēf (indeclinable)

  1. (hapax) head

Usage notes

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Cited as the etymon of κυβιστάω (kubistáō, tumble head-first) in the Etymologicum Magnum.

References

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