"κλῆμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κλῆμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klɛ̂ː.ma/, /ˈkli.ma/, /ˈkli.ma/, /klɛ̂ː.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkle̝.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkli.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkli.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkli.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Traditionally connected with κλάω (kláō, “to break”), but the semantics are tenuous, and there is no evidence for a long α (a) in the former. Thus, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κλήμᾰτος|n|third|head=κλῆμᾰ}} κλῆμᾰ • (klêmă) n (genitive κλήμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κλῆμᾰ|κλήμᾰτος|form=N}} Forms: κλῆμᾰ [canonical], klêmă [romanization], κλήμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ κλῆμᾰ [nominative, singular], κλήμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κλήμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ κλήμᾰτος [genitive, singular], κλημᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], κλημᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ κλήμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], κλημᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κλήμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], κλήμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs klḗmăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs klḗmăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ κλῆμᾰ [accusative, singular], κλήμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κλήμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], κλῆμᾰ [singular, vocative], κλήμᾰτε [dual, vocative], κλήμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative], κλᾶμμα [alternative]
  1. twig, branch, tendril of the vine
    Sense id: en-κλῆμα-grc-noun-eao2jOWH Categories (other): Grapevines
  2. (botany) sprout, shoot
    Sense id: en-κλῆμα-grc-noun-luP2tXdf Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. cutting, slip
    Sense id: en-κλῆμα-grc-noun-49~MGp-N
  4. vine staff, cane carried by Roman centurions
    Sense id: en-κλῆμα-grc-noun-3XrBEEM6 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 4 62 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 17 23 6 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 11 1 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 11 1 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κληματίζω (klēmatízō), κληματικός (klēmatikós), κλημάτινος (klēmátinos), κληματίς (klēmatís), κληματῖτις (klēmatîtis), κληματόδεσις (klēmatódesis), κληματοειδής (klēmatoeidḗs), κληματόεις (klēmatóeis), κληματόομαι (klēmatóomai), κληματώδης (klēmatṓdēs)
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          "sprout"
        ],
        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) sprout, shoot"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cutting, slip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cutting",
          "cutting"
        ],
        [
          "slip",
          "slip"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vine staff, cane carried by Roman centurions"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vine staff",
          "vine staff"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ],
        [
          "centurion",
          "centurion"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/klɛ̂ː.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkli.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkli.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klɛ̂ː.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkle̝.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkli.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkli.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkli.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κλῆμα"
}

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