"σπεῖρα" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /spêː.ra/, /ˈspi.ra/, /ˈspi.ra/, /spêː.ra/ (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)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist”) and so cognate with σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”) and σπεῖρον (speîron, “shroud”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*sper-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*sper-||to twist}} Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist”), {{m|grc|σπάρτον||rope, cable}} σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”), {{m|grc|σπεῖρον||shroud}} σπεῖρον (speîron, “shroud”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σπείρᾱς|f|first}} σπεῖρα • (speîra) f (genitive σπείρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σπεῖρᾰ|σπεῖρᾱς}}, {{grc-decl|σπεῖρᾰ|ης|dial=ion}} Forms: speîra [romanization], σπείρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σπεῖρᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ σπείρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σπεῖραι [nominative, plural], τῆς σπείρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν σπείραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σπειρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σπείρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν σπείραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σπείραις [dative, plural], τὴν σπεῖρᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ σπείρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σπείρᾱς [accusative, plural], σπεῖρᾰ [singular, vocative], σπείρᾱ [dual, vocative], σπεῖραι [plural, vocative], declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σπεῖρᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ σπείρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σπεῖραι [nominative, plural], τῆς σπείρης [genitive, singular], τοῖν σπείραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σπειρέων [genitive, plural], σπειρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σπείρῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν σπείραιν [dative, dual], τῇσῐ [dative, plural], τῇσῐν σπείρῃσῐ [dative, plural], σπείρῃσῐν [dative, plural], têisi speírēisi [dative, plural], têisi speírēisin [dative, plural], têisini [dative, plural], têisinin [dative, plural], τὴν σπεῖρᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ σπείρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σπείρᾱς [accusative, plural], σπεῖρᾰ [singular, vocative], σπείρᾱ [dual, vocative], σπεῖραι [plural, vocative]
  1. anything twisted or wound
    (in the plural) coils or spires of snakes
    Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-σπεῖρα-grc-noun-xqI9pDhu Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 24 27 24 24
  2. anything twisted or wound
    rope, cord
    Sense id: en-σπεῖρα-grc-noun-zHHtHHYP Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 24 27 24 24
  3. anything twisted or wound
    knot or curl in wood
    Sense id: en-σπεῖρα-grc-noun-eQr0pig9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 24 27 24 24
  4. anything twisted or wound
    (architecture) torus of a column
    Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-σπεῖρα-grc-noun-1HkxHbiE Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 24 27 24 24 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: σπειραία (speiraía), σπειράομαι (speiráomai), σπειρηδόν (speirēdón), σπειρικός (speirikós), σπειρίον (speiríon), σπειρίτης (speirítēs)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /spêː.ra/, /ˈspi.ra/, /ˈspi.ra/, /spêː.ra/ (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: speîra [romanization]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{grc-noun form}} σπεῖρα • (speîra)
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of σπεῖρον (speîron) Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: σπεῖρον (extra: speîron)
    Sense id: en-σπεῖρα-grc-noun-zNBXhSdl Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 15 13 13 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 22 14 13 13 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ra/",
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