"λιγνύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λιγνύς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /li.ɡny̌ːs/, /liˈɣnys/, /liˈɣnis/, /li.ɡny̌ːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /liˈɡnys/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /liˈɣnys/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /liˈɣnys/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /liˈɣnis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown, perhaps Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|λῐγνῠ́ος|f|third|head=λῐγνῡ́ς}} λῐγνῡ́ς • (lĭgnū́s) f (genitive λῐγνῠ́ος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λῐγνῡ́ς|λῐγνῠ́ος|form=F-full}} Forms: λῐγνῡ́ς [canonical], lĭgnū́s [romanization], λῐγνῠ́ος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ λῐγνῡ́ς [nominative, singular], τὼ λῐγνῠ́ε [dual, nominative], αἱ λῐγνῠ́ες [nominative, plural], τῆς λῐγνῠ́ος [genitive, singular], τοῖν λῐγνῠ́οιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λῐγνῠ́ων [genitive, plural], τῇ λῐγνῠ́ῐ̈ [dative, singular], τοῖν λῐγνῠ́οιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λῐγνῠ́σῐ [dative, plural], λῐγνῠ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs lĭgnŭ́sĭ [dative, plural], taîs lĭgnŭ́sĭn [dative, plural], τὴν λῐγνῡ́ν [accusative, singular], τὼ λῐγνῠ́ε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λῐγνῦς [accusative, plural], λῐγνῠ́ᾰς [accusative, plural], λῐγνῡ́ [singular, vocative], λῐγνῠ́ε [dual, vocative], λῐγνῠ́ες [plural, vocative], λίγνῠς [alternative]
  1. thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire (such as is made by burning resinous substances)
    Sense id: en-λιγνύς-grc-noun-FdIHUCp8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. soot
    Sense id: en-λιγνύς-grc-noun-as3Fin5N Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λιγνῠόεις (lignŭóeis)
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    },
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      "form": "ἡ λῐγνῡ́ς",
      "roman": "hē lĭgnū́s",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
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          "text": "467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 494"
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        {
          "text": "442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 1127"
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          "text": "414 BCE, Aristophanes, The Birds 1241"
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          "text": "425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 319"
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      "ipa": "/li.ɡny̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liˈɣnys/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/liˈɣnis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/li.ɡny̌ːs/",
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/liˈɣnis/",
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  ],
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}
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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Meteorology 4.387b.6"
        },
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          "text": "467 BCE, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 494"
        },
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          "text": "442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 1127"
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      "ipa": "/liˈɣnys/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/liˈɣnis/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/liˈɣnis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "word": "λιγνύς"
}

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