"σπείρα" meaning in All languages combined

See σπείρα on Wiktionary

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /spěː.raː/, /ˈspi.ra/, /ˈspi.ra/, /spěː.raː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈspi.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈspi.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈspi.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈspi.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: σπείρᾱ [canonical], speírā [romanization]
Head templates: {{grc-noun form|σπείρᾱ}} σπείρᾱ • (speírā)
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative dual of σπεῖρα (speîra) Tags: accusative, dual, form-of, nominative, vocative Form of: σπεῖρα (extra: speîra)
    Sense id: en-σπείρα-grc-noun-paaVHSsb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 9 9 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 7 7 8 7

Noun [Greek]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|σπεῖρα}} Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra), {{der|el|ine-pro|*sper-||to twist, turn}} Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||||||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} σπείρα • (speíra) f, {{el-noun|f}} σπείρα • (speíra) f Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|σπείρα|σπείρες|σπείρας|σπειρών|σπείρα|σπείρες|σπείρα|σπείρες|note=}} Forms: speíra [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], σπείρα [nominative, singular], σπείρες [nominative, plural], σπείρας [genitive, singular], σπειρών [genitive, plural], σπείρα [accusative, singular], σπείρες [accusative, plural], σπείρα [singular, vocative], σπείρες [plural, vocative]
  1. coil, ring, scroll
    Sense id: en-σπείρα-el-noun-Jut~AjpD Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 17 39 11 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 32 20 33 16
  2. spiral (on a snail's shell)
    Sense id: en-σπείρα-el-noun-0rc~c1iv Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 17 39 11 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 32 20 33 16
  3. thread, spiral groove (on a screw or bolt) Synonyms (thread): σπείρωμα (speíroma) [neuter]
    Sense id: en-σπείρα-el-noun-2pfs-ajO Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 17 39 11 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 32 20 33 16 Disambiguation of 'thread': 12 5 80 3
  4. (figuratively) band, cabal, gang Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-σπείρα-el-noun-nXxRjet- Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 17 39 11 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία': 32 20 33 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: σπειροειδής (speiroeidís) (english: coiled, spiral shaped), σπειροειδές κλιμακοστάσιο (speiroeidés klimakostásio) (english: spiral staircase) [neuter]
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σπείρᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speírā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπείρᾱ"
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρᾱ • (speírā)",
      "name": "grc-noun form"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 9 9 10 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 7 7 8 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "speîra",
          "word": "σπεῖρα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nominative/accusative/vocative dual of σπεῖρα (speîra)"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπείρα-grc-noun-paaVHSsb",
      "links": [
        [
          "σπεῖρα",
          "σπεῖρα#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spěː.raː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spěː.raː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπείρα"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "σπεῖρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sper-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to twist, turn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speíra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρας",
      "roman": "speíras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπειρών",
      "roman": "speirón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρα • (speíra) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρα • (speíra) f",
      "name": "el-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπείρα",
        "2": "σπείρες",
        "3": "σπείρας",
        "4": "σπειρών",
        "5": "σπείρα",
        "6": "σπείρες",
        "7": "σπείρα",
        "8": "σπείρες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "coiled, spiral shaped",
      "roman": "speiroeidís",
      "word": "σπειροειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "spiral staircase",
      "roman": "speiroeidés klimakostásio",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σπειροειδές κλιμακοστάσιο"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 39 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 20 33 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coil, ring, scroll"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπείρα-el-noun-Jut~AjpD",
      "links": [
        [
          "coil",
          "coil"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "scroll",
          "scroll"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 39 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 20 33 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spiral (on a snail's shell)"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπείρα-el-noun-0rc~c1iv",
      "links": [
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 39 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 20 33 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thread, spiral groove (on a screw or bolt)"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπείρα-el-noun-2pfs-ajO",
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ],
        [
          "groove",
          "groove"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "12 5 80 3",
          "roman": "speíroma",
          "sense": "thread",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "σπείρωμα"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 39 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 20 33 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "band, cabal, gang"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπείρα-el-noun-nXxRjet-",
      "links": [
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "cabal",
          "cabal"
        ],
        [
          "gang",
          "gang"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) band, cabal, gang"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπείρα"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "σπείρᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "speírā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπείρᾱ"
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρᾱ • (speírā)",
      "name": "grc-noun form"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek non-lemma forms",
        "Ancient Greek noun forms",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "speîra",
          "word": "σπεῖρα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nominative/accusative/vocative dual of σπεῖρα (speîra)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "σπεῖρα",
          "σπεῖρα#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spěː.raː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spěː.raː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπείρα"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Greek feminine nouns",
    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek nouns",
    "Greek nouns declining like 'ιστορία'",
    "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "σπεῖρα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sper-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to twist, turn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speíra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-nF-α-ες-2b",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρας",
      "roman": "speíras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπειρών",
      "roman": "speirón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρα",
      "roman": "speíra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπείρες",
      "roman": "speíres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρα • (speíra) f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "σπείρα • (speíra) f",
      "name": "el-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπείρα",
        "2": "σπείρες",
        "3": "σπείρας",
        "4": "σπειρών",
        "5": "σπείρα",
        "6": "σπείρες",
        "7": "σπείρα",
        "8": "σπείρες",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "coiled, spiral shaped",
      "roman": "speiroeidís",
      "word": "σπειροειδής"
    },
    {
      "english": "spiral staircase",
      "roman": "speiroeidés klimakostásio",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σπειροειδές κλιμακοστάσιο"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coil, ring, scroll"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coil",
          "coil"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "scroll",
          "scroll"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spiral (on a snail's shell)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thread, spiral groove (on a screw or bolt)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "spiral",
          "spiral"
        ],
        [
          "groove",
          "groove"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "band, cabal, gang"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "cabal",
          "cabal"
        ],
        [
          "gang",
          "gang"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) band, cabal, gang"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "speíroma",
      "sense": "thread",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σπείρωμα"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπείρα"
}

Download raw JSONL data for σπείρα meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.