"πῆχυς" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /pɛ̂ː.kʰys/, /ˈpi.çys/, /ˈpi.çis/, /pɛ̂ː.kʰys/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpe̝.kʰys/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpi.çys/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpi.çys/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpi.çis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *pā́kʰus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus. Cognates include Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, “arm”), Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /⁠bāzu⁠/) (Persian بازو (bâzu)), and Old English bōg (English bough). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*pā́kʰus}} Proto-Hellenic *pā́kʰus, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂ǵʰus}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus, {{cog|sa|बाहु||arm}} Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, “arm”), {{cog|peo|𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢|ts=bāzu}} Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /⁠bāzu⁠/), {{cog|fa|بازو|tr=bâzu}} Persian بازو (bâzu), {{,}} ,, {{cog|ang|bōg}} Old English bōg, {{cog|en|bough}} English bough Head templates: {{grc-noun|πῆχῠς|πήχεως|m|third}} πῆχῠς • (pêkhus) m (genitive πήχεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πῆχῠς|πήχεως|form=M}} Forms: πῆχῠς [canonical], pêkhus [romanization], πήχεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ πῆχῠς [nominative, singular], τὼ πήχει [dual, nominative], οἱ πήχεις [nominative, plural], τοῦ πήχεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν πηχέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πήχεων [genitive, plural], τῷ πήχει [dative, singular], τοῖν πηχέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πήχεσῐ [dative, plural], πήχεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs pḗkhesi [dative, plural], toîs pḗkhesin [dative, plural], τὸν πῆχῠν [accusative, singular], τὼ πήχει [accusative, dual], τοὺς πήχεις [accusative, plural], πῆχῠ [singular, vocative], πήχει [dual, vocative], πήχεις [plural, vocative]
  1. forearm, from the wrist to the elbow Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-vkBicA-M Disambiguation of Body parts: 20 10 3 2 25 25 16
  2. the centrepiece, which joined the two horns of an ancient bow Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-vSaiI9jp Disambiguation of Body parts: 20 10 3 2 25 25 16 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 6 2 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 13 6 2 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 14 6 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 10 13 6 2 25 25 19
  3. (in the plural) the horns or sides of the lyre Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-weaiTg8D
  4. (in the balance) the beam
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-Attzn3Aj
  5. (as a measure of length) cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger Categories (topical): Body parts, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-nBEiQEzI Disambiguation of Body parts: 20 10 3 2 25 25 16 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 4 6 2 1 33 33 21 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 6 2 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 13 6 2 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 14 6 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 10 13 6 2 25 25 19
  6. (as a measure of length) cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger
    a cubit-rule, foot-rule
    Categories (topical): Body parts, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-EozixHEj Disambiguation of Body parts: 20 10 3 2 25 25 16 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 4 6 2 1 33 33 21 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 6 2 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 13 6 2 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 14 6 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 10 13 6 2 25 25 19
  7. (in the plural) the cubits, small children one cubit in height represented in pictures as playing round the Nile Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Body parts, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-πῆχυς-grc-noun-HsofqtcZ Disambiguation of Body parts: 20 10 3 2 25 25 16 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 4 6 2 1 33 33 21 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 6 2 25 25 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 13 6 2 26 26 19 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 18 11 12 4 14 14 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 10 14 6 2 23 23 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 10 13 6 2 25 25 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: πᾶχῠς (pâkhus) [Aeolic]

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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 21.419"
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          "text": "Theological Principles of Arithmetic 39"
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          "text": "125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking 6"
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          "text": "170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Collected Works 769"
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      ],
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      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pɛ̂ː.kʰys/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpe̝.kʰys/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çis/",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      ],
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    }
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}
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      "word": "ζυγόν"
    }
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
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    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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        }
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Collected Works 751C"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 21.419"
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          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.192"
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        {
          "text": "Theological Principles of Arithmetic 39"
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        {
          "text": "ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.158"
        }
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        "cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger"
      ],
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          "cubit",
          "cubit"
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        "(as a measure of length) cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger"
      ],
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        "as a measure of length"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "405 BCE, Aristophanes, The Frogs 799"
        }
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        "a cubit-rule, foot-rule"
      ],
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        "as a measure of length"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, A Professor of Public Speaking 6"
        },
        {
          "text": "170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Collected Works 769"
        }
      ],
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        "the cubits, small children one cubit in height represented in pictures as playing round the Nile"
      ],
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        "(in the plural) the cubits, small children one cubit in height represented in pictures as playing round the Nile"
      ],
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        "in-plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɛ̂ː.kʰys/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpe̝.kʰys/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çys/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpi.çis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Aeolic"
      ],
      "word": "πᾶχῠς"
    }
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}

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