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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /kai̯.rós/, /cɛˈros/, /ceˈros/, /kai̯.rós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kɛˈros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /cɛˈros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ceˈros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ceˈros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Of unclear origin. Possibly related to κείρω (keírō, “to shear, cut short”) (as a "decisive moment"), κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix”) (as an "atmospherical mix"), or κύρω (kúrō, “to meet (accidentally)”); Beekes seems to favor the connection to κείρω (keírō) the most. Might also be related to, or the source of, Albanian qëro (“time”) (an archaic term). Etymology templates: {{unk|grc|unclear}} unclear, {{cog|sq|qëro||time}} Albanian qëro (“time”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|καιροῦ|m|second}} καιρός • (kairós) m (genitive καιροῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|καιρός|καιροῦ|dial=att}} Forms: kairós [romanization], καιροῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ καιρός [nominative, singular], τὼ καιρώ [dual, nominative], οἱ καιροί [nominative, plural], τοῦ καιροῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν καιροῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν καιρῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ καιρῷ [dative, singular], τοῖν καιροῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς καιροῖς [dative, plural], τὸν καιρόν [accusative, singular], τὼ καιρώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς καιρούς [accusative, plural], καιρέ [singular, vocative], καιρώ [dual, vocative], καιροί [plural, vocative]
  1. measure; proportion; fitness Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-MQr2r8ZG
  2. (of time): period (of time); season; time Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-zUzOrq1w Disambiguation of Time: 0 30 25 36 9 0
  3. (often in a positive sense) proper time, opportunity; prime, the right moment, the fatal spot Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-uwblffQf Disambiguation of Time: 0 30 25 36 9 0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Attic Greek, Doric Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 76 2 5 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 12 5 51 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 12 5 51 5 14 12 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 2 0 92 0 2 4 Disambiguation of Doric Greek: 2 0 90 0 2 5 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 4 1 83 1 4 6 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 2 0 91 0 2 4 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 18 4 36 4 21 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 1 81 1 4 6 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 88 1 2 4 1 2
  4. (loosely): God's time Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine, broadly Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-mC-rh3Pb Disambiguation of Time: 0 30 25 36 9 0
  5. (in the plural) the times Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-y9AHzQ42
  6. advantage, profit Tags: Attic, Doric, Epic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-καιρός-grc-noun-Ic2eaHig
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: χρόνος (khrónos) [time] Derived forms: καίριος (kaírios), καιρόφιλος (kairóphilos), καιροφυλακέω (kairophulakéō), καιροτηρέω (kairotēréō)

Noun [Greek]

IPA: /ceˈɾos/
Etymology: Inherited from Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right moment”). The modern sense, since mediaeval times. Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|καιρός|t=the right moment}} Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right moment”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|καιροί|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} καιρός • (kairós) m (plural καιροί), {{el-noun|m|καιροί}} καιρός • (kairós) m (plural καιροί) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|καιρός|καιροί|καιρού|καιρών|καιρό|καιρούς|καιρέ|καιροί|note=}} Forms: kairós [romanization], καιροί [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], καιρός [nominative, singular], καιροί [nominative, plural], καιρού [genitive, singular], καιρών [genitive, plural], καιρό [accusative, singular], καιρούς [accusative, plural], καιρέ [singular, vocative], καιροί [plural, vocative]
  1. weather
    Sense id: en-καιρός-el-noun-5ecr6048
  2. time, events
    Sense id: en-καιρός-el-noun-V2LbY7jZ Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'αδελφός' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'αδελφός': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: χρόνος (chrónos) [masculine] [time] Derived forms: ανεπίκαιρος (anepíkairos) (english: untimely)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kaírios",
      "word": "καίριος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kairóphilos",
      "word": "καιρόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kairophulakéō",
      "word": "καιροφυλακέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kairotēréō",
      "word": "καιροτηρέω"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "καιρός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: καιρός (kairós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: καιρός (kairós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "qëro",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Albanian: qëro",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Albanian: qëro"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "kairos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: kairos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: kairos"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "kairos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: kairos",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: kairos"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "unclear"
      },
      "expansion": "unclear",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "time"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian qëro (“time”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of unclear origin. Possibly related to κείρω (keírō, “to shear, cut short”) (as a \"decisive moment\"), κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix”) (as an \"atmospherical mix\"), or κύρω (kúrō, “to meet (accidentally)”); Beekes seems to favor the connection to κείρω (keírō) the most. Might also be related to, or the source of, Albanian qëro (“time”) (an archaic term).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kairós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ καιρός",
      "roman": "ho kairós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ καιρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ καιροί",
      "roman": "hoi kairoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ καιροῦ",
      "roman": "toû kairoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν καιροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kairoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν καιρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn kairôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ καιρῷ",
      "roman": "tôi kairôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν καιροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kairoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς καιροῖς",
      "roman": "toîs kairoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν καιρόν",
      "roman": "tòn kairón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ καιρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς καιρούς",
      "roman": "toùs kairoús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρέ",
      "roman": "kairé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρώ",
      "roman": "kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "roman": "kairoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "καιροῦ",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "καιρός • (kairós) m (genitive καιροῦ); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "καιρός",
        "2": "καιροῦ",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "measure; proportion; fitness"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-MQr2r8ZG",
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "proportion",
          "proportion"
        ],
        [
          "fitness",
          "fitness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 30 25 36 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "grc:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "period (of time); season; time"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-zUzOrq1w",
      "links": [
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time): period (of time); season; time"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 2 76 2 5 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 51 5 14 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 5 51 5 14 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 92 0 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Attic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 90 0 2 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Doric Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 1 83 1 4 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Epic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 91 0 2 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ionic Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 4 36 4 21 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 81 1 4 6 1 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 88 1 2 4 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 30 25 36 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "grc:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "proper time, opportunity; prime, the right moment, the fatal spot"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-uwblffQf",
      "links": [
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ],
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often in a positive sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in a positive sense) proper time, opportunity; prime, the right moment, the fatal spot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 30 25 36 9 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "grc:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "God's time"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-mC-rh3Pb",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(loosely): God's time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the times"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-y9AHzQ42",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the times"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "advantage, profit"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-grc-noun-Ic2eaHig",
      "links": [
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
        [
          "profit",
          "profit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cɛˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cɛˈros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khrónos",
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ],
      "word": "χρόνος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καιρός"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "untimely",
      "roman": "anepíkairos",
      "word": "ανεπίκαιρος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καιρός",
        "t": "the right moment"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right moment”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right moment”). The modern sense, since mediaeval times.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kairós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nM-ος-οι-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρός",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρού",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρών",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρό",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρούς",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρέ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "καιροί",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "καιρός • (kairós) m (plural καιροί)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "καιροί"
      },
      "expansion": "καιρός • (kairós) m (plural καιροί)",
      "name": "el-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "και‧ρός"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "καιρός",
        "2": "καιροί",
        "3": "καιρού",
        "4": "καιρών",
        "5": "καιρό",
        "6": "καιρούς",
        "7": "καιρέ",
        "8": "καιροί",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "weather permitting (formal expression)",
          "roman": "kairoú epitrépontos",
          "text": "καιρού επιτρέποντος",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "38 62",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "from time to time",
          "roman": "apó kairó se kairó",
          "text": "από καιρό σε καιρό",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "time, events"
      ],
      "id": "en-καιρός-el-noun-V2LbY7jZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "events",
          "events"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈɾos/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chrónos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "time"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "καιρός"
}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Attic Greek",
    "Doric Greek",
    "Epic Greek",
    "Ionic Greek",
    "Koine Greek",
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    {
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      "word": "καιρόφιλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kairophulakéō",
      "word": "καιροφυλακέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kairotēréō",
      "word": "καιροτηρέω"
    }
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        }
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Albanian: qëro"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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        }
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    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "time"
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    {
      "form": "kairós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "καιροῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ καιρός",
      "roman": "ho kairós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ καιρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ καιροί",
      "roman": "hoi kairoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ καιροῦ",
      "roman": "toû kairoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν καιροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kairoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν καιρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn kairôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ καιρῷ",
      "roman": "tôi kairôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν καιροῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kairoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς καιροῖς",
      "roman": "toîs kairoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν καιρόν",
      "roman": "tòn kairón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ καιρώ",
      "roman": "tṑ kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς καιρούς",
      "roman": "toùs kairoús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρέ",
      "roman": "kairé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρώ",
      "roman": "kairṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "roman": "kairoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "καιροῦ",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "measure; proportion; fitness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "proportion",
          "proportion"
        ],
        [
          "fitness",
          "fitness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "period (of time); season; time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ],
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of time): period (of time); season; time"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "proper time, opportunity; prime, the right moment, the fatal spot"
      ],
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        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ],
        [
          "prime",
          "prime"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often in a positive sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in a positive sense) proper time, opportunity; prime, the right moment, the fatal spot"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "God's time"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(loosely): God's time"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "broadly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the times"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the times"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "advantage, profit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
        [
          "profit",
          "profit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Doric",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cɛˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kai̯.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cɛˈros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "khrónos",
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ],
      "word": "χρόνος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καιρός"
}

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    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek masculine nouns",
    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'αδελφός'",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "untimely",
      "roman": "anepíkairos",
      "word": "ανεπίκαιρος"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Ancient Greek καιρός (kairós, “the right moment”). The modern sense, since mediaeval times.",
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      "form": "kairós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "καιροί",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "καιρός",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρού",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρών",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρό",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρούς",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιρέ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καιροί",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "καιροί",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "καιροί"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "και‧ρός"
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "καιροί",
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        "5": "καιρό",
        "6": "καιρούς",
        "7": "καιρέ",
        "8": "καιροί",
        "note": ""
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    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "weather permitting (formal expression)",
          "roman": "kairoú epitrépontos",
          "text": "καιρού επιτρέποντος",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weather"
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      "links": [
        [
          "weather",
          "weather"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "from time to time",
          "roman": "apó kairó se kairó",
          "text": "από καιρό σε καιρό",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "time, events"
      ],
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "events",
          "events"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ceˈɾos/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "chrónos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ],
      "word": "χρόνος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καιρός"
}

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