"μῆκος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μῆκος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɛ̂ː.kos/, /ˈmi.kos/, /ˈmi.kos/, /mɛ̂ː.kos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme̝.kos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmi.kos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmi.kos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmi.kos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos. Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵 (masah), Latin maciēs, and Hittite [script needed] (mak-l-ant-). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*mā́kos}} Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*meh₂ḱ-|*méh₂ḱos}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos, {{cog|ae|𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵}} Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵 (masah), {{cog|la|maciēs}} Latin maciēs, {{cog|hit|tr=mak-l-ant-}} Hittite [script needed] (mak-l-ant-) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μήκους|n|third|gen2=μήκεος}} μῆκος • (mêkos) n (genitive μήκους or μήκεος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μῆκος|μήκους|dial=att}}, {{grc-decl|μῆκος|μήκεος|dial=ion}} Forms: mêkos [romanization], μήκους [genitive], μήκεος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ μῆκος [nominative, singular], τὼ μήκει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μήκη [nominative, plural], τοῦ μήκους [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηκοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηκῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ μήκει [dative, singular], τοῖν μηκοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς μήκεσῐ [dative, plural], μήκεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs mḗkesi [dative, plural], toîs mḗkesin [dative, plural], τὸ μῆκος [accusative, singular], τὼ μήκει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μήκη [accusative, plural], μῆκος [singular, vocative], μήκει [dual, vocative], μήκη [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ μῆκος [nominative, singular], τὼ μήκει [dual, nominative], μήκεε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ μήκεᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ μήκεος [genitive, singular], μήκευς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηκέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηκέων [genitive, plural], τῷ μήκει [dative, singular], μήκεῐ̈ [dative, singular], τοῖν μηκέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖσῐ [dative, plural], τοῖσῐν μήκεσῐ [dative, plural], μήκεσῐν [dative, plural], toîsi mḗkesi [dative, plural], toîsi mḗkesin [dative, plural], toîsini [dative, plural], toîsinin [dative, plural], τὸ μῆκος [accusative, singular], τὼ μήκει [accusative, dual], μήκεε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ μήκεᾰ [accusative, plural], μῆκος [singular, vocative], μήκει [dual, vocative], μήκεε [dual, vocative], μήκεᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. length (spatial measurement)
    height
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-XnEnbkmV
  2. length (spatial measurement)
    any linear measurement
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-PEp8ifQI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 29 4 10 7 23 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 65 3 3 3 12 9
  3. length (of time)
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-DyT1zi~O
  4. greatness, magnitude Synonyms: μέγας
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-MMEYZedi
  5. longitude
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-fdDIXJR8
  6. (prosody) length Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-D4Kspmr5 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
  7. first line of a phalanx
    Sense id: en-μῆκος-grc-noun-iPlt88oh Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 15 2 5 5 15 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 12 4 2 5 5 15 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μᾶκος (mâkos) [Doric] Related terms: μακρός (makrós), εὖρος (eûros), ὕψος (húpsos)

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̂ː.kos/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme̝.kos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μήκος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μήκος (míkos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μήκος (míkos)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*mā́kos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*meh₂ḱ-",
        "4": "*méh₂ḱos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵 (masah)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "maciēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin maciēs",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "mak-l-ant-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (mak-l-ant-)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *mā́kos, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂ḱos. Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵 (masah), Latin maciēs, and Hittite [script needed] (mak-l-ant-).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mêkos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκους",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μῆκος",
      "roman": "tò mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μήκει",
      "roman": "tṑ mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μήκη",
      "roman": "tà mḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μήκους",
      "roman": "toû mḗkous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηκοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μηκῶν",
      "roman": "tôn mēkôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μήκει",
      "roman": "tôi mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηκοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς μήκεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mḗkesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs mḗkesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μῆκος",
      "roman": "tò mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μήκει",
      "roman": "tṑ mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μήκη",
      "roman": "tà mḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῆκος",
      "roman": "mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκει",
      "roman": "mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκη",
      "roman": "mḗkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μῆκος",
      "roman": "tò mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μήκει",
      "roman": "tṑ mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεε",
      "roman": "mḗkee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μήκεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mḗkea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ μήκεος",
      "roman": "toû mḗkeos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκευς",
      "roman": "mḗkeus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηκέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μηκέων",
      "roman": "tôn mēkéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ μήκει",
      "roman": "tôi mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεῐ̈",
      "roman": "mḗkeï",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηκέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν μήκεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mḗkesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsi mḗkesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsinin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ μῆκος",
      "roman": "tò mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μήκει",
      "roman": "tṑ mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεε",
      "roman": "mḗkee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ μήκεᾰ",
      "roman": "tà mḗkea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μῆκος",
      "roman": "mêkos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκει",
      "roman": "mḗkei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεε",
      "roman": "mḗkee",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μήκεᾰ",
      "roman": "mḗkea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μήκους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "μήκεος"
      },
      "expansion": "μῆκος • (mêkos) n (genitive μήκους or μήκεος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μῆκος",
        "2": "μήκους",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μῆκος",
        "2": "μήκεος",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "makrós",
      "word": "μακρός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eûros",
      "word": "εὖρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "húpsos",
      "word": "ὕψος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "length (spatial measurement)",
        "height"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "length",
          "length"
        ],
        [
          "height",
          "height"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "length (spatial measurement)",
        "any linear measurement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "length",
          "length"
        ],
        [
          "linear",
          "linear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "length (of time)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "greatness, magnitude"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "greatness",
          "greatness"
        ],
        [
          "magnitude",
          "magnitude"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "μέγας"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "longitude"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "longitude",
          "longitude"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "length"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) length"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "first line of a phalanx"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phalanx",
          "phalanx"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̂ː.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̂ː.kos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme̝.kos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.kos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mâkos",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "μᾶκος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μῆκος"
}

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