"βδέλλα" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /bdél.la/, /ˈβðel.la/, /ˈvðe.la/, /bdél.la/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈbdel.la/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈβðel.la/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈvðel.la/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈvðe.la/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From βδάλλω (bdállō, “I milk”, (in the middle voice, of a cow) “I yield to milking”; “I suck”), from Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|βδάλλω||I milk”, (in the middle voice, of a cow) “I yield to milking”; “I suck}} βδάλλω (bdállō, “I milk”, (in the middle voice, of a cow) “I yield to milking”; “I suck”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|βδέλλης|f|first|head=βδέλλᾰ}} βδέλλᾰ • (bdélla) f (genitive βδέλλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βδέλλᾰ|βδέλλης}} Forms: βδέλλᾰ [canonical], bdélla [romanization], βδέλλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ βδέλλᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ βδέλλᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ βδέλλαι [nominative, plural], τῆς βδέλλης [genitive, singular], τοῖν βδέλλαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν βδελλῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ βδέλλῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν βδέλλαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς βδέλλαις [dative, plural], τὴν βδέλλᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ βδέλλᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς βδέλλᾱς [accusative, plural], βδέλλᾰ [singular, vocative], βδέλλᾱ [dual, vocative], βδέλλαι [plural, vocative]
  1. leech Categories (lifeform): Parasites, Worms Synonyms: βδέλλῐον, δρῐ́λᾰξ
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-grc-noun-Vmu6V1Bk Disambiguation of Parasites: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Worms: 28 36 36 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 35 29 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 31 35 34
  2. lamprey Categories (lifeform): Worms
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-grc-noun-zIfNgrXk Disambiguation of Worms: 28 36 36 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 35 29 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 31 35 34
  3. bdellium Categories (lifeform): Worms
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-grc-noun-EIYRSKQ1 Disambiguation of Worms: 28 36 36 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 35 29 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 31 35 34

Noun [Greek]

Etymology: From the Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|βδέλλα||leech}} Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|βδέλλες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} βδέλλα • (vdélla) f (plural βδέλλες), {{el-noun|f|βδέλλες}} βδέλλα • (vdélla) f (plural βδέλλες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|βδέλλα|βδέλλες|βδέλλας|βδελλών|βδέλλα|βδέλλες|βδέλλα|βδέλλες|note=}} Forms: vdélla [romanization], βδέλλες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], βδέλλα [nominative, singular], βδέλλες [nominative, plural], βδέλλας [genitive, singular], βδελλών [genitive, plural], βδέλλα [accusative, singular], βδέλλες [accusative, plural], βδέλλα [singular, vocative], βδέλλες [plural, vocative]
  1. leech
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-el-noun-Vmu6V1Bk
  2. (figuratively) sticker Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-el-noun-V8SxOkxz
  3. (figuratively) leech, parasite Tags: figuratively Categories (lifeform): Animals Synonyms (parasite): παράσιτο (parásito) (english: parasite) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-βδέλλα-el-noun-X1KYYKoX Disambiguation of Animals: 16 13 70 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 31 27 42 Disambiguation of 'parasite': 37 3 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: αβδέλλα (avdélla) [colloquial, feminine] Related terms: αβδελλιάζω (avdelliázo) (english: infested by leeches), βδελλιάζω (vdelliázo) (english: infested by leeches)

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      "ipa": "/ˈvðe.la/",
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      "english": "infested by leeches",
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      "english": "infested by leeches",
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