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Noun [Greek]

IPA: /aˈvɣo/
Etymology: Back-formation from the plural αβγά (avgá), itself extracted from τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), a regular phonological development of Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá): :/ta.oˈa/ → /tau̯ˈa/ → /tau̯ˈɣa/ → /tavˈɣa/. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm via Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón. Etymology templates: {{back-form|el}} Back-formation, {{inh|el|grc|τὰ ᾠά}} Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá), {{inh|el|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, {{inh|el|grk-pro|*ōyyón}} Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Head templates: {{head|el|noun|plural|αβγά|g=n}} αβγό • (avgó) n (plural αβγά) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|αβγό|αβγά|αβγού|αβγών|αβγό|αβγά|αβγό|αβγά|note=}} Forms: avgó [romanization], αβγά [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], αβγό [nominative, singular], αβγά [nominative, plural], αβγού [genitive, singular], αβγών [genitive, plural], αβγό [accusative, singular], αβγά [accusative, plural], αβγό [singular, vocative], αβγά [plural, vocative]
  1. (zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development) Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-vcUV65aX Disambiguation of Eggs: 49 14 12 26 Categories (other): Greek back-formations, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek links with redundant wikilinks, Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό', Greek phrasebook, Greek rebracketings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek back-formations: 48 7 8 37 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 52 4 5 40 Disambiguation of Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 53 5 5 38 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 14 32 29 Disambiguation of Greek phrasebook: 49 7 8 36 Disambiguation of Greek rebracketings: 49 7 8 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 6 7 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 5 6 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (more specifically) egg (of a hen, used as food)
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-3fV-rQOL Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 14 32 29
  3. (figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-BHdwoI1H Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 14 32 29
  4. (biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell) Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: ωάριο
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-2dFdpWRf Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 14 32 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: αυγό (avgó)
Derived forms: αβγό μάτι (avgó máti) (english: fried egg) [neuter], αβγό ποσέ (avgó posé) (english: poached egg) [neuter], αβγοειδής (avgoeidís) (english: egg shaped) [adjective], αβγοθήκη (avgothíki) (english: egg cup) [feminine], αβγολέμονο (avgolémono) (english: egg and lemon sauce) [neuter], αβγοτάραχο (avgotáracho) (english: fish roe) [neuter], αβγότσουφλο (avgótsouflo) (english: egg shell) [neuter], αβγουλάκι (avgouláki) [diminutive, neuter], αβγουλάς (avgoulás, egg seller) [masculine], αβγουλατός (avgoulatós) (english: egg shaped) [adjective], αβγούλι (avgoúli) [diminutive, neuter], αβγουλιέρα (avgouliéra) (english: egg cup) [feminine], αβγουλωτός (avgoulotós) (english: egg shaped) [adjective], αυγοσαλάτα (avgosaláta) (english: egg salad) [feminine], βραστό αβγό (vrastó avgó) (english: boiled egg) [neuter], κόκκινο αβγό (kókkino avgó) (english: red egg) [neuter], μελάτο αβγό (meláto avgó) (english: soft-boiled egg) [neuter], σφιχτό αβγό (sfichtó avgó) (english: hard-boiled egg) [neuter], τηγανητό αβγό (tiganitó avgó) (english: fried egg) [neuter], χτυπητά αβγά (chtypitá avgá) (english: scrambled eggs) [neuter, plural], αβγά κουρεύουμε, αβγά σού καθαρίζουν, ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό (akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó) (english: don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet) [literally], κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου (káthomai st' avgá mou) (english: to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs) [literally], παίρνω με τ' αβγά (paírno me t' avgá) (english: to egg someone; take them with the eggs) [literally], πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το (piás' t' avgó kai koúref' to) (english: get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it) [literally], σιγά τ' αβγά (sigá t' avgá) (english: as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)) [literally], το αβγό του Κολόμβου (to avgó tou Kolómvou) (english: egg of Columbus), χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια (cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia) (english: to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets) [literally], χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια (cháno t' avgá kai ta paschália) (english: to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar) [literally], χρυσό αβγό (chrysó avgó) (english: golden goose; golden egg) [literally]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "avgó máti",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό μάτι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "poached egg",
      "roman": "avgó posé",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό ποσέ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoeidís",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgothíki",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοθήκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg and lemon sauce",
      "roman": "avgolémono",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγολέμονο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fish roe",
      "roman": "avgotáracho",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοτάραχο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shell",
      "roman": "avgótsouflo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγότσουφλο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgouláki",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλάκι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgoulás, egg seller",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλάς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoulatós",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλατός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgoúli",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγούλι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgouliéra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλιέρα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoulotós",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλωτός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg salad",
      "roman": "avgosaláta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυγοσαλάτα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "boiled egg",
      "roman": "vrastó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βραστό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "red egg",
      "roman": "kókkino avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κόκκινο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "soft-boiled egg",
      "roman": "meláto avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μελάτο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hard-boiled egg",
      "roman": "sfichtó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σφιχτό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "tiganitó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τηγανητό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "scrambled eggs",
      "roman": "chtypitá avgá",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "χτυπητά αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "αβγά κουρεύουμε"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "αβγά σού καθαρίζουν"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet",
      "roman": "akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs",
      "roman": "káthomai st' avgá mou",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to egg someone; take them with the eggs",
      "roman": "paírno me t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "παίρνω με τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it",
      "roman": "piás' t' avgó kai koúref' to",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)",
      "roman": "sigá t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg of Columbus",
      "roman": "to avgó tou Kolómvou",
      "word": "το αβγό του Κολόμβου"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta paschália",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "golden goose; golden egg",
      "roman": "chrysó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χρυσό αβγό"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation",
      "name": "back-form"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "τὰ ᾠά"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from the plural αβγά (avgá), itself extracted from τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), a regular phonological development of Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá):\n:/ta.oˈa/ → /tau̯ˈa/ → /tau̯ˈɣa/ → /tavˈɣa/.\nUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm via Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "avgó",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγά",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nN-ο-α-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "αβγό",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγά",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγού",
      "roman": "avgoú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγών",
      "roman": "avgón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγό",
      "roman": "avgó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγά",
      "roman": "avgá",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγό",
      "roman": "avgó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγά",
      "roman": "avgá",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "αβγά",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    "α‧βγό"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "αβγά",
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        "note": ""
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    }
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  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 7 8 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek back-formations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 4 5 40",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "53 5 5 38",
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          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 32 29",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 7 8 36",
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        {
          "_dis": "49 7 8 36",
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        {
          "_dis": "56 6 7 32",
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        {
          "_dis": "60 5 6 29",
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          "_dis": "49 14 12 26",
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "parents": [
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            "Foods",
            "Reproduction",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
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            "Chordates",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
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            "Animals",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A turtle's egg is small and totally round.",
          "roman": "To avgó tis chelónas eínai mikró kai olostróngylo.",
          "text": "Το αβγό της χελώνας είναι μικρό και ολοστρόγγυλο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development)"
      ],
      "id": "en-αβγό-el-noun-vcUV65aX",
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        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
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          "egg",
          "egg"
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      ],
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        "(zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development)"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 32 29",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter.",
          "roman": "Gia na ftiáxeis biskóta chreiázesai avgá, alévri kai voútyro.",
          "text": "Για να φτιάξεις μπισκότα χρειάζεσαι αβγά, αλεύρι και βούτυρο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        [
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      ],
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 32 29",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten.",
          "roman": "To Páscha stin Evrópi tróne sokolaténia avgá.",
          "text": "Το Πάσχα στην Ευρώπη τρώνε σοκολατένια αβγά.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "(figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg)"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 14 32 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Two men need a woman's egg to have a child.",
          "roman": "Dýo ántres chreiázontai to avgó mias gynaíkas gia na échoun éna paidí.",
          "text": "Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg, ovum (female primary cell)"
      ],
      "id": "en-αβγό-el-noun-2dFdpWRf",
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ],
        [
          "ovum",
          "ovum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ωάριο"
        }
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈvɣo/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgó",
      "word": "αυγό"
    }
  ],
  "word": "αβγό"
}
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    "Greek lemmas",
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    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό'",
    "Greek phrasebook",
    "Greek rebracketings",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "avgó máti",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό μάτι"
    },
    {
      "english": "poached egg",
      "roman": "avgó posé",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό ποσέ"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoeidís",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοειδής"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgothíki",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοθήκη"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg and lemon sauce",
      "roman": "avgolémono",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγολέμονο"
    },
    {
      "english": "fish roe",
      "roman": "avgotáracho",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοτάραχο"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg shell",
      "roman": "avgótsouflo",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγότσουφλο"
    },
    {
      "roman": "avgouláki",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλάκι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "avgoulás, egg seller",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλάς"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoulatós",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλατός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "avgoúli",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγούλι"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgouliéra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλιέρα"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoulotós",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλωτός"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg salad",
      "roman": "avgosaláta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυγοσαλάτα"
    },
    {
      "english": "boiled egg",
      "roman": "vrastó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βραστό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "red egg",
      "roman": "kókkino avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κόκκινο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "soft-boiled egg",
      "roman": "meláto avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μελάτο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "hard-boiled egg",
      "roman": "sfichtó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σφιχτό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "tiganitó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τηγανητό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "scrambled eggs",
      "roman": "chtypitá avgá",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "χτυπητά αβγά"
    },
    {
      "word": "αβγά κουρεύουμε"
    },
    {
      "word": "αβγά σού καθαρίζουν"
    },
    {
      "english": "don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet",
      "roman": "akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs",
      "roman": "káthomai st' avgá mou",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου"
    },
    {
      "english": "to egg someone; take them with the eggs",
      "roman": "paírno me t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "παίρνω με τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "english": "get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it",
      "roman": "piás' t' avgó kai koúref' to",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το"
    },
    {
      "english": "as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)",
      "roman": "sigá t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "english": "egg of Columbus",
      "roman": "to avgó tou Kolómvou",
      "word": "το αβγό του Κολόμβου"
    },
    {
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια"
    },
    {
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta paschália",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια"
    },
    {
      "english": "golden goose; golden egg",
      "roman": "chrysó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χρυσό αβγό"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "back-form"
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        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "τὰ ᾠά"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from the plural αβγά (avgá), itself extracted from τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), a regular phonological development of Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá):\n:/ta.oˈa/ → /tau̯ˈa/ → /tau̯ˈɣa/ → /tavˈɣa/.\nUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm via Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón.",
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      "form": "αβγά",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "αβγού",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγών",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "αβγό",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "αβγά",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγό",
      "roman": "avgó",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αβγά",
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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    "α‧βγό"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αβγό",
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        "3": "αβγού",
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        "6": "αβγά",
        "7": "αβγό",
        "8": "αβγά",
        "note": ""
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "el:Zoology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A turtle's egg is small and totally round.",
          "roman": "To avgó tis chelónas eínai mikró kai olostróngylo.",
          "text": "Το αβγό της χελώνας είναι μικρό και ολοστρόγγυλο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter.",
          "roman": "Gia na ftiáxeis biskóta chreiázesai avgá, alévri kai voútyro.",
          "text": "Για να φτιάξεις μπισκότα χρειάζεσαι αβγά, αλεύρι και βούτυρο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg (of a hen, used as food)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "more specifically",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(more specifically) egg (of a hen, used as food)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten.",
          "roman": "To Páscha stin Evrópi tróne sokolaténia avgá.",
          "text": "Το Πάσχα στην Ευρώπη τρώνε σοκολατένια αβγά.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg (anything shaped like an egg)"
      ],
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        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "el:Biology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Two men need a woman's egg to have a child.",
          "roman": "Dýo ántres chreiázontai to avgó mias gynaíkas gia na échoun éna paidí.",
          "text": "Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg, ovum (female primary cell)"
      ],
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        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ],
        [
          "ovum",
          "ovum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ωάριο"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈvɣo/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "avgó",
      "word": "αυγό"
    }
  ],
  "word": "αβγό"
}

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