Bolbe

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βόλβη (Bólbē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbol.beː/, [ˈbɔɫ̪beː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbol.be/, [ˈbɔlbe]

Proper noun

Bolbē f sg (genitive Bolbēs); first declension

1. A lake of Mygdonia situated near the sea
2. A town situated on this lake

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bolbē
Genitive	Bolbēs
Dative	Bolbae
Accusative	Bolbēn
Ablative	Bolbē
Vocative	Bolbē
Locative	Bolbae

References

• “Bolbe”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly