"Κοῖος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Κοῖος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kôi̯.os/, /ˈcy.os/, /ˈci.os/, /kôi̯.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈky.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcy.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcy.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly derived from κοῖος (koîos), also spelt ποῖος (poîos, “what?, which?, of what kind?, of what nature?”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Κοίου|m|second}} Κοῖος • (Koîos) m (genitive Κοίου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κοῖος|ου|form=MS}} Forms: Koîos [romanization], Κοίου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Κοῖος [nominative, singular], τοῦ Κοίου [genitive, singular], τῷ Κοίῳ [dative, singular], τὸν Κοῖον [accusative, singular], Κοῖε [singular, vocative]
  1. Coeus, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Leto
    Sense id: en-Κοῖος-grc-name-ucjETT21 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Greek mythology Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 75 25
  2. a river in Messenia
    Sense id: en-Κοῖος-grc-name-Az9NLWbo Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Rivers Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Rivers: 30 70

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Possibly derived from κοῖος (koîos), also spelt ποῖος (poîos, “what?, which?, of what kind?, of what nature?”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Koîos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κοίου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ Κοῖος",
      "roman": "ho Koîos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Κοίου",
      "roman": "toû Koíou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Κοίῳ",
      "roman": "tôi Koíōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Κοῖον",
      "roman": "tòn Koîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κοῖε",
      "roman": "Koîe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κοίου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Κοῖος • (Koîos) m (genitive Κοίου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κοῖος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "MS"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Greek mythology",
          "orig": "grc:Greek mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Coeus, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Leto"
      ],
      "id": "en-Κοῖος-grc-name-ucjETT21",
      "links": [
        [
          "Coeus",
          "Coeus"
        ],
        [
          "Uranus",
          "Uranus"
        ],
        [
          "Gaia",
          "Gaia"
        ],
        [
          "Leto",
          "Leto"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Rivers",
          "orig": "grc:Rivers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a river in Messenia"
      ],
      "id": "en-Κοῖος-grc-name-Az9NLWbo",
      "links": [
        [
          "Messenia",
          "Messenia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kôi̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kôi̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Coeus"
  ],
  "word": "Κοῖος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension proper nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Greek mythology",
    "grc:Rivers"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly derived from κοῖος (koîos), also spelt ποῖος (poîos, “what?, which?, of what kind?, of what nature?”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Koîos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κοίου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ Κοῖος",
      "roman": "ho Koîos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Κοίου",
      "roman": "toû Koíou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Κοίῳ",
      "roman": "tôi Koíōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Κοῖον",
      "roman": "tòn Koîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Κοῖε",
      "roman": "Koîe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κοίου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Κοῖος • (Koîos) m (genitive Κοίου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Κοῖος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "MS"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Coeus, son of Uranus and Gaia, father of Leto"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Coeus",
          "Coeus"
        ],
        [
          "Uranus",
          "Uranus"
        ],
        [
          "Gaia",
          "Gaia"
        ],
        [
          "Leto",
          "Leto"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a river in Messenia"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Messenia",
          "Messenia"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kôi̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kôi̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Coeus"
  ],
  "word": "Κοῖος"
}

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