"κυβερνήτης" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κυβερνήτης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ky.ber.nɛ̌ː.tɛːs/, /cy.βerˈni.tis/, /ci.verˈni.tis/, /ky.ber.nɛ̌ː.tɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ky.berˈne̝.te̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /cy.βerˈni.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /cy.verˈni.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ci.verˈni.tis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: κῠβερνάω (kŭbernáō, “to steer”) + -της (-tēs) Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|κῠβερνάω|-της|id2=agent noun|t1=to steer}} κῠβερνάω (kŭbernáō, “to steer”) + -της (-tēs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κῠβερνήτης|κῠβερνήτου|m|first}} κῠβερνήτης • (kŭbernḗtēs) m (genitive κῠβερνήτου); first declension, {{tlb|grc|Epic|Attic|Ionic|Koine}} (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῠβερνήτης|κῠβερνήτου}} Forms: κῠβερνήτης [canonical], kŭbernḗtēs [romanization], κῠβερνήτου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ κῠβερνήτης [nominative, singular], κῠβερνήτᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ κῠβερνῆται [nominative, plural], τοῦ κῠβερνήτου [genitive, singular], κῠβερνήταιν [dual, genitive], κῠβερνητῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ κῠβερνήτῃ [dative, singular], κῠβερνήταιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κῠβερνήταις [dative, plural], τὸν κῠβερνήτην [accusative, singular], κῠβερνήτᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς κῠβερνήτᾱς [accusative, plural], κῠβερνῆτᾰ [singular, vocative], κῠβερνήτᾱ [dual, vocative], κῠβερνῆται [plural, vocative], κυμερνήτης [alternative, Aeolic]
  1. captain, steersman, pilot, navigator Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-κυβερνήτης-grc-noun-3491rsjq Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun), Attic Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 74 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun): 74 26 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 86 14 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 91 9 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 98 2 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 6 8 19 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 4 6 12 4 Disambiguation of Occupations: 95 5
  2. (figuratively) guide, leader Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic, Koine, figuratively Synonyms: ἡνίοχος
    Sense id: en-κυβερνήτης-grc-noun-CZbVxgyT
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        "2": "κῠβερνήτου",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "κῠβερνήτης • (kŭbernḗtēs) m (genitive κῠβερνήτου); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Epic",
        "3": "Attic",
        "4": "Ionic",
        "5": "Koine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῠβερνήτης",
        "2": "κῠβερνήτου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "captain, steersman, pilot, navigator"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "captain",
          "captain"
        ],
        [
          "steersman",
          "steersman"
        ],
        [
          "pilot",
          "pilot"
        ],
        [
          "navigator",
          "navigator"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "guide, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guide",
          "guide"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) guide, leader"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἡνίοχος"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ky.ber.nɛ̌ː.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cy.βerˈni.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ci.verˈni.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ky.ber.nɛ̌ː.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ky.berˈne̝.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cy.βerˈni.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cy.verˈni.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ci.verˈni.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κυβερνήτης"
}

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