"μελάνθιον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μελάνθιον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /me.lán.tʰi.on/, /meˈlan.θi.on/, /meˈlan.θi.on/, /me.lán.tʰi.on/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /meˈlan.tʰi.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /meˈlan.θi.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /meˈlan.θi.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /meˈlan.θi.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μέλας (mélas, “black”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μέλας|ἄνθος|-ιον|pos3=diminutive suffix|t1=black|t2=flower}} μέλας (mélas, “black”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μελᾰ́νθῐον|μελᾰνθῐ́ου|n|second}} μελᾰ́νθῐον • (melắnthĭon) n (genitive μελᾰνθῐ́ου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μελᾰ́νθῐον|ου}} Forms: μελᾰ́νθῐον [canonical], melắnthĭon [romanization], μελᾰνθῐ́ου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον [nominative, singular], τὼ μελᾰνθῐ́ω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ μελᾰνθῐ́ου [genitive, singular], τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μελᾰνθῐ́ων [genitive, plural], τῷ μελᾰνθῐ́ῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν [dative, dual], τοῖς μελᾰνθῐ́οις [dative, plural], τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον [accusative, singular], τὼ μελᾰνθῐ́ω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ [accusative, plural], μελᾰ́νθῐον [singular, vocative], μελᾰνθῐ́ω [dual, vocative], μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. black cumin (Nigella sativa) Categories (topical): Spices and herbs Categories (lifeform): Buttercup family plants Derived forms: μελάνθινος (melánthinos)
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        "4": "-ιον",
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        "t1": "black",
        "t2": "flower"
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      "name": "af"
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "melắnthĭon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰνθῐ́ου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον",
      "roman": "tò melắnthĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "μελᾰ́νθῐον",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "1": "μελᾰ́νθῐον",
        "2": "ου"
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Buttercup family plants",
          "orig": "grc:Buttercup family plants",
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            "Eating",
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            "Human behaviour",
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            "Human",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "melánthinos",
          "word": "μελάνθινος"
        }
      ],
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        "black cumin (Nigella sativa)"
      ],
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          "black cumin",
          "black cumin"
        ],
        [
          "Nigella sativa",
          "Nigella sativa#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/me.lán.tʰi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me.lán.tʰi.on/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.tʰi.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "μελᾰνθῐ́ου",
      "tags": [
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "form": "τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον",
      "roman": "tò melắnthĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ μελᾰνθῐ́ω",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ melắnthĭă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μελᾰνθῐ́ου",
      "roman": "toû melănthĭ́ou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn melănthĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μελᾰνθῐ́ων",
      "roman": "tôn melănthĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μελᾰνθῐ́ῳ",
      "roman": "tôi melănthĭ́ōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μελᾰνθῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn melănthĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς μελᾰνθῐ́οις",
      "roman": "toîs melănthĭ́ois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μελᾰ́νθῐον",
      "roman": "tò melắnthĭon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μελᾰ́νθῐον",
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      "form": "μελᾰνθῐ́ω",
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      "form": "μελᾰ́νθῐᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "1": "μελᾰ́νθῐον",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Ancient Greek compound terms",
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        "Ancient Greek nouns",
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          "Nigella sativa#Translingual"
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      "ipa": "/me.lán.tʰi.on/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/me.lán.tʰi.on/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.tʰi.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈlan.θi.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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