"πρόκα" meaning in All languages combined

See πρόκα on Wiktionary

Noun [Greek]

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian brocca; likely back-formed in Greek from accusative singular την πρόκα (tin próka) which was rebracketed from earlier τη μπρόκα (ti bróka). Etymology templates: {{bor+|el|it|brocca||}} Borrowed from Italian brocca Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|πρόκες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} πρόκα • (próka) f (plural πρόκες), {{el-noun|f|πρόκες}} πρόκα • (próka) f (plural πρόκες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|πρόκα|πρόκες|πρόκας|—|πρόκα|πρόκες|πρόκα|πρόκες|note=}} Forms: próka [romanization], πρόκες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], πρόκα [nominative, singular], πρόκες [nominative, plural], πρόκας [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], πρόκα [accusative, singular], πρόκες [accusative, plural], πρόκα [singular, vocative], πρόκες [plural, vocative], μπρόκα [alternative, obsolete, rare]
  1. tack, brad Synonyms (tack): καρφάκι (karfáki) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-πρόκα-el-noun-4m~LpIy6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Shoemaking Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 12 9 Disambiguation of Shoemaking: 63 32 5 Disambiguation of 'tack': 100 0 0
  2. metal or wooden headless shoe nail, sparable
    Sense id: en-πρόκα-el-noun-Fy~gcFge Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα', Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural, Tools Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 57 9 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα': 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural: 29 55 17 Disambiguation of Tools: 36 54 10
  3. (figuratively) hint Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-πρόκα-el-noun-uA4K9hfQ

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκα",
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        "vocative"
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      "roman": "prókes",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
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        "ts": ""
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    }
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        "4": "—",
        "5": "πρόκα",
        "6": "πρόκες",
        "7": "πρόκα",
        "8": "πρόκες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "64 19 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "79 12 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "63 32 5",
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          "name": "Shoemaking",
          "orig": "el:Shoemaking",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tack, brad"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tack",
          "tack"
        ],
        [
          "brad",
          "brad"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "roman": "karfáki",
          "sense": "tack",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "καρφάκι"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 55 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "36 54 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "el",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "el:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "metal or wooden headless shoe nail, sparable"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
        [
          "headless",
          "headless"
        ],
        [
          "shoe",
          "shoe"
        ],
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
        [
          "sparable",
          "sparable"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to throw out hints",
          "roman": "petáo prókes",
          "text": "πετάω πρόκες",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hint"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρόκα-el-noun-uA4K9hfQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "hint",
          "hint"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) hint"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρόκα"
}
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    "Greek feminine nouns",
    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'γαλοπούλα'",
    "Greek nouns lacking a genitive plural",
    "Greek terms borrowed from Italian",
    "Greek terms derived from Italian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "el:Shoemaking",
    "el:Tools"
  ],
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            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Albanian: prokë"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "it",
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        "4": "",
        "5": ""
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian brocca; likely back-formed in Greek from accusative singular την πρόκα (tin próka) which was rebracketed from earlier τη μπρόκα (ti bróka).",
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      "form": "próka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκες",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2c",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "πρόκα",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "prókes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκας",
      "roman": "prókas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκα",
      "roman": "próka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκες",
      "roman": "prókes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκα",
      "roman": "próka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόκες",
      "roman": "prókes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
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        "24": "",
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        "ts": ""
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "7": "πρόκα",
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      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "tack, brad"
      ],
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        [
          "tack",
          "tack"
        ],
        [
          "brad",
          "brad"
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        "metal or wooden headless shoe nail, sparable"
      ],
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        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
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          "headless",
          "headless"
        ],
        [
          "shoe",
          "shoe"
        ],
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          "nail",
          "nail"
        ],
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      ],
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            [
              13,
              18
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          ],
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            ]
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              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to throw out hints",
          "roman": "petáo prókes",
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        }
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        [
          "hint",
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        "(figuratively) hint"
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    {
      "roman": "karfáki",
      "sense": "tack",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καρφάκι"
    }
  ],
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}

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