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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/, /ciˈɸin/, /ciˈfin/, /kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ke̝ˈpʰe̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ciˈɸin/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ciˈfin/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ciˈfin/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Perhaps from Pre-Greek. Previously related to κωφός (kōphós, “dumb, deaf”). Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κηφῆνος|m|third}} κηφήν • (kēphḗn) m (genitive κηφῆνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κηφήν|κηφῆνος}} Forms: kēphḗn [romanization], κηφῆνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ κηφήν [nominative, singular], τὼ κηφῆνε [dual, nominative], οἱ κηφῆνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ κηφῆνος [genitive, singular], τοῖν κηφήνοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κηφήνων [genitive, plural], τῷ κηφῆνῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν κηφήνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κηφῆσῐ [dative, plural], κηφῆσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kēphêsi [dative, plural], toîs kēphêsin [dative, plural], τὸν κηφῆνᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ κηφῆνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς κηφῆνᾰς [accusative, plural], κηφήν [singular, vocative], κηφῆνε [dual, vocative], κηφῆνες [plural, vocative]
  1. an apian drone (male bee) Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: θρῶναξ
    Sense id: en-κηφήν-grc-noun-DQ0reNLW Disambiguation of Insects: 87 4 4 4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 22 23 22 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 39 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 17 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 13 13 13
  2. (used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond
    a literary plagiarist
    Sense id: en-κηφήν-grc-noun-c2Bo-SXo
  3. (used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond
    (figuratively) a worn-out, decrepit person
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-κηφήν-grc-noun-A1YFJsl2
  4. (used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond
    Sense id: en-κηφήν-grc-noun-KUZa1zp9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: καφάν (kaphán)

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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      "form": "τῷ κηφῆνῐ",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τὼ κηφῆνε",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "τοὺς κηφῆνᾰς",
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        "plural"
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          "text": "342 BCE – 291 BCE, Diphilus, Collected Works 126.7"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 553b.5"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 624b.12"
        }
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        "an apian drone (male bee)"
      ],
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          "apian#English"
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          "drone#English"
        ]
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        }
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          "text": "Palatine Anthology 7.708"
        },
        {
          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.42a"
        }
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        "a literary plagiarist"
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          "lazy",
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          "vagabond",
          "vagabond#English"
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          "literary",
          "literary#English"
        ],
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          "plagiarist",
          "plagiarist#English"
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        "(used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond",
        "a literary plagiarist"
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        "used disparagingly of people"
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          "text": "415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 192"
        },
        {
          "text": "405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 1365"
        }
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          "vagabond#English"
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          "worn-out",
          "worn-out#English"
        ],
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          "decrepit",
          "decrepit#English"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 304"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 595"
        },
        {
          "text": "422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1114"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 552c"
        }
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      ],
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        "used disparagingly of people"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈɸin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke̝ˈpʰe̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈɸin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kaphán",
      "word": "καφάν"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κηφήν"
}
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        {
          "text": "342 BCE – 291 BCE, Diphilus, Collected Works 126.7"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 553b.5"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 624b.12"
        }
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          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.42a"
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        "a lazy vagabond",
        "a literary plagiarist"
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          "vagabond",
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          "text": "415 BCE, Euripides, The Trojan Women 192"
        },
        {
          "text": "405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 1365"
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        "a worn-out, decrepit person"
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        [
          "vagabond",
          "vagabond#English"
        ],
        [
          "worn-out",
          "worn-out#English"
        ],
        [
          "decrepit",
          "decrepit#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond",
        "(figuratively) a worn-out, decrepit person"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used disparagingly of people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 304"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 595"
        },
        {
          "text": "422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1114"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 552c"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lazy vagabond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lazy",
          "lazy#English"
        ],
        [
          "vagabond",
          "vagabond#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used disparagingly of people"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈɸin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛː.pʰɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke̝ˈpʰe̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈɸin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ciˈfin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kaphán",
      "word": "καφάν"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κηφήν"
}

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  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "κηφήν",
  "trace": ""
}

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