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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /nó.os/, /ˈno.os/, /ˈno.os/, /nó.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈno.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈno.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈno.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈno.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Of uncertain origin, though likely inherited (as opposed to borrowed from a substrate). Has been compared to Proto-Germanic *snutraz (“wise, clever”), νεύω (neúō, “to nod, grant”), Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to return home safely”), νέω (néō, “I spin”) (with sense development "to spin" > "to spin the thread of the mind" > "mind, thought"). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*(s)neh₁-}}, {{unc|grc|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|gem-pro|*snutraz|t=wise, clever}} Proto-Germanic *snutraz (“wise, clever”), {{cog|ine-pro|*nes-|t=to return home safely}} Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to return home safely”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|νόου|m|second}} νόος • (nóos) m (genitive νόου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|νόος|ου}}, {{grc-decl|irreg|νόος|νόος|νοΐ|νόᾰ|νόε|-|νόοιν|νόες|νόων|νόσῐ(ν)|νόᾰς|form=M|note=Third declension only found in later writers}}, {{grc-decl|νόος|ου|dial=epi}} Forms: nóos [romanization], νόου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ νόος [nominative, singular], νόω [dual, nominative], οἱ νόοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ νόου [genitive, singular], νόοιν [dual, genitive], νόων [genitive, plural], τῷ νόῳ [dative, singular], νόοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς νόοις [dative, plural], τὸν νόον [accusative, singular], νόω [accusative, dual], τοὺς νόους [accusative, plural], νόε [singular, vocative], νόω [dual, vocative], νόοι [plural, vocative], Attic irregular [table-tags], ὁ νόος [nominative, singular], - [dual, nominative], οἱ νόες [nominative, plural], τοῦ νόος [genitive, singular], νόοιν [dual, genitive], νόων [genitive, plural], τῷ νοΐ [dative, singular], νόοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς νόσῐ [dative, plural], νόσῐν [dative, plural], toîs nósĭ [dative, plural], toîs nósĭn [dative, plural], τὸν νόᾰ [accusative, singular], - [accusative, dual], τοὺς νόᾰς [accusative, plural], νόε [singular, vocative], - [dual, vocative], νόες [plural, vocative], Epic declension-2 [table-tags], νόος [nominative, singular], νόω [dual, nominative], νόοι [nominative, plural], νόου [genitive, singular], νοοῖο [genitive, singular], νόοιο [genitive, singular], νοόο [genitive, singular], νόοο [genitive, singular], νόοιῐν [dual, genitive], νόων [genitive, plural], νόῳ [dative, singular], νόοιῐν [dative, dual], νόοισῐ [dative, plural], νόοισῐν [dative, plural], νόοις [dative, plural], nóoisĭ [dative, plural], nóoisĭn [dative, plural], nóois [dative, plural], νόον [accusative, singular], νόω [accusative, dual], νόους [accusative, plural], νόε [singular, vocative], νόω [dual, vocative], νόοι [plural, vocative], νοῦς [alternative, Attic]
  1. mind
    perception, sense
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-pIC8xl0O
  2. mind
    mind as used in feeling, the heart, soul
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-JvFIFKUE Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23 Disambiguation of Thinking: 4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18
  3. mind
    the mind as used in resolving and purposing, will
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-2xJFBN7q Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23
  4. an act of mind
    thought
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-hlkgTXIE Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18
  5. an act of mind
    purpose, design
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun--bcXeVev Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23 Disambiguation of Thinking: 4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18
  6. the sense or meaning of a word
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-AFpF6Z5W Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23 Disambiguation of Thinking: 4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18
  7. (in Attic philosophy) intelligence, intellect, reason
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-TNRkuAT3
  8. (as named by Anaxagoras) the principle which acts on elementary particles of matter
    Sense id: en-νόος-grc-noun-RioONYrY 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 10 5 10 10 8 41 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 7 15 13 7 14 15 7 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 5 5 2 7 4 2 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 4 2 6 4 2 75 Disambiguation of Thinking: 4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ἀριστόνοος (Aristónoos), Αρσινόη (Arsinóē), Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), Ἀστύνοος (Astúnoos), Αὐτονόη (Autonóē), ἔχω νοῦν (ékhō noûn), Ἡγησίνους (Hēgēsínous), νοέω (noéō), νοόω (noóō), νουθετέω (nouthetéō), Πεισινόη (Peisinóē)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Aristónoos",
      "word": "Ἀριστόνοος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Arsinóē",
      "word": "Αρσινόη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Arsínoos",
      "word": "Ἀρσίνοος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Astúnoos",
      "word": "Ἀστύνοος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Autonóē",
      "word": "Αὐτονόη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ékhō noûn",
      "word": "ἔχω νοῦν"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Hēgēsínous",
      "word": "Ἡγησίνους"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "noéō",
      "word": "νοέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "noóō",
      "word": "νοόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nouthetéō",
      "word": "νουθετέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Peisinóē",
      "word": "Πεισινόη"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "nous",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: nous",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: nous"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "νους"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: νους (nous)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: νους (nous)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)neh₁-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*snutraz",
        "t": "wise, clever"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *snutraz (“wise, clever”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*nes-",
        "t": "to return home safely"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to return home safely”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of uncertain origin, though likely inherited (as opposed to borrowed from a substrate). Has been compared to Proto-Germanic *snutraz (“wise, clever”), νεύω (neúō, “to nod, grant”), Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to return home safely”), νέω (néō, “I spin”) (with sense development \"to spin\" > \"to spin the thread of the mind\" > \"mind, thought\").",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nóos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ νόος",
      "roman": "ho nóos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ νόοι",
      "roman": "hoi nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ νόου",
      "roman": "toû nóou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιν",
      "roman": "nóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόων",
      "roman": "nóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νόῳ",
      "roman": "tôi nóōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιν",
      "roman": "nóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς νόοις",
      "roman": "toîs nóois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν νόον",
      "roman": "tòn nóon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς νόους",
      "roman": "toùs nóous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
      "roman": "nóe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοι",
      "roman": "nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic irregular",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ νόος",
      "roman": "ho nóos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ νόες",
      "roman": "hoi nóes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ νόος",
      "roman": "toû nóos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιν",
      "roman": "nóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόων",
      "roman": "nóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νοΐ",
      "roman": "tôi noḯ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιν",
      "roman": "nóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς νόσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nósĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nósĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν νόᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn nóă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς νόᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs nóăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
      "roman": "nóe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόες",
      "roman": "nóes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόος",
      "roman": "nóos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοι",
      "roman": "nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόου",
      "roman": "nóou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοοῖο",
      "roman": "nooîo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιο",
      "roman": "nóoio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοόο",
      "roman": "noóo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοο",
      "roman": "nóoo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιῐν",
      "roman": "nóoiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόων",
      "roman": "nóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόῳ",
      "roman": "nóōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιῐν",
      "roman": "nóoiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοισῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοισῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοις",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóoisĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóoisĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόον",
      "roman": "nóon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόους",
      "roman": "nóous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
      "roman": "nóe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοι",
      "roman": "nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοῦς",
      "roman": "noûs",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Attic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "νόου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "νόος • (nóos) m (genitive νόου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "νόος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "10": "νόων",
        "11": "νόσῐ(ν)",
        "12": "νόᾰς",
        "2": "νόος",
        "3": "νόος",
        "4": "νοΐ",
        "5": "νόᾰ",
        "6": "νόε",
        "7": "-",
        "8": "νόοιν",
        "9": "νόες",
        "form": "M",
        "note": "Third declension only found in later writers"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "νόος",
        "2": "ου",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind",
        "perception, sense"
      ],
      "id": "en-νόος-grc-noun-pIC8xl0O",
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "perception",
          "perception"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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        {
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          "intelligence"
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          "_dis": "6 19 17 6 12 12 6 23",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 15 13 7 14 15 7 25",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 5 5 2 7 4 2 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 5 4 2 6 4 2 75",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "4 11 9 19 22 13 4 18",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "ipa": "/nó.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nó.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek irregular nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₁-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "Ἀριστόνοος"
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    {
      "roman": "Arsinóē",
      "word": "Αρσινόη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Arsínoos",
      "word": "Ἀρσίνοος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Astúnoos",
      "word": "Ἀστύνοος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Autonóē",
      "word": "Αὐτονόη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ékhō noûn",
      "word": "ἔχω νοῦν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Hēgēsínous",
      "word": "Ἡγησίνους"
    },
    {
      "roman": "noéō",
      "word": "νοέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "noóō",
      "word": "νοόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nouthetéō",
      "word": "νουθετέω"
    },
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      "roman": "Peisinóē",
      "word": "Πεισινόη"
    }
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: nous",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: nous"
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          "args": {
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            "2": "νους"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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        "nocap": "1"
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        "table-tags"
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        "class"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "genitive"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νόῳ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "τοῖς νόοις",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν νόον",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "τοὺς νόους",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic irregular",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "ὁ νόος",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ νόες",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ νόος",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    {
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      "roman": "nóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ νοΐ",
      "roman": "tôi noḯ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιν",
      "roman": "nóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς νόσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nósĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs nósĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν νόᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn nóă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς νόᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs nóăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
      "roman": "nóe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόες",
      "roman": "nóes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόος",
      "roman": "nóos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοι",
      "roman": "nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόου",
      "roman": "nóou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοοῖο",
      "roman": "nooîo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιο",
      "roman": "nóoio",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοόο",
      "roman": "noóo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοο",
      "roman": "nóoo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιῐν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόων",
      "roman": "nóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόῳ",
      "roman": "nóōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοιῐν",
      "roman": "nóoiĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοισῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοισῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοις",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóoisĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóoisĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nóois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόον",
      "roman": "nóon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόους",
      "roman": "nóous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόε",
      "roman": "nóe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόω",
      "roman": "nóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νόοι",
      "roman": "nóoi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "νοῦς",
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        "Attic"
      ]
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        "3": "second"
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "11": "νόσῐ(ν)",
        "12": "νόᾰς",
        "2": "νόος",
        "3": "νόος",
        "4": "νοΐ",
        "5": "νόᾰ",
        "6": "νόε",
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        "9": "νόες",
        "form": "M",
        "note": "Third declension only found in later writers"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "νόος",
        "2": "ου",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind",
        "perception, sense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "perception",
          "perception"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind",
        "mind as used in feeling, the heart, soul"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mind",
        "the mind as used in resolving and purposing, will"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an act of mind",
        "thought"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thought",
          "thought"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an act of mind",
        "purpose, design"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "design",
          "design"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the sense or meaning of a word"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intelligence, intellect, reason"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intelligence",
          "intelligence"
        ],
        [
          "intellect",
          "intellect"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in Attic philosophy) intelligence, intellect, reason"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in Attic philosophy"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the principle which acts on elementary particles of matter"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as named by Anaxagoras) the principle which acts on elementary particles of matter"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as named by Anaxagoras"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nó.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nó.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈno.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "νόος"
}

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