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"source": "inflection",
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"plural"
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"roman": "toû nŭktophŭ́lăkos",
"source": "inflection",
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"genitive",
"singular"
]
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"genitive"
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"form": "νῠκτοφῠλᾰ́κων",
"roman": "nŭktophŭlắkōn",
"source": "inflection",
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"genitive",
"plural"
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"form": "τῷ νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
"roman": "tôi nŭktophŭ́lăkĭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
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{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
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"dative",
"dual"
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"dative",
"plural"
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"dative",
"plural"
]
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"source": "inflection",
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"dative",
"plural"
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{
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"plural"
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{
"form": "τὸν νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
"roman": "tòn nŭktophŭ́lăkă",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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"singular"
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},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκε",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăke",
"source": "inflection",
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"dual"
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"form": "τοὺς νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
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"source": "inflection",
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"plural"
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{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ",
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{
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"vocative"
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},
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}
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"name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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"source": "w+disamb"
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"source": "w+disamb"
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[
"watchman",
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],
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"guard",
"guard"
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]
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"vigil",
"vigil"
],
[
"police",
"police"
]
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]
}
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},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈɸy.laks/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nik.toˈfi.laks/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.to.pʰý.laks/",
"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈpʰy.laks/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈɸy.laks/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈfy.laks/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
},
{
"ipa": "/nik.toˈfi.laks/",
"note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
}
],
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}
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"Ancient Greek compound terms",
"Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
"Ancient Greek lemmas",
"Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
"Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
"Ancient Greek nouns",
"Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
"Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"grc:Occupations"
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}
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}
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"source": "inflection",
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},
{
"form": "ὁ νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ",
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκε",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăke",
"source": "inflection",
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"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "οἱ νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκες",
"roman": "hoi nŭktophŭ́lăkes",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῦ νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκος",
"roman": "toû nŭktophŭ́lăkos",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
"roman": "nŭktophŭlắkoin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠλᾰ́κων",
"roman": "nŭktophŭlắkōn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τῷ νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκῐ",
"roman": "tôi nŭktophŭ́lăkĭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠλᾰ́κοιν",
"roman": "nŭktophŭlắkoin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῖς νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξῐ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξῐν",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "toîs nŭktophŭ́lăxĭ",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "toîs nŭktophŭ́lăxĭn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "τὸν νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκᾰ",
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκε",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăke",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "τοὺς νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκᾰς",
"roman": "toùs nŭktophŭ́lăkăs",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰξ",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăx",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
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"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκε",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăke",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
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},
{
"form": "νῠκτοφῠ́λᾰκες",
"roman": "nŭktophŭ́lăkes",
"source": "inflection",
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},
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"glosses": [
"night-watchman, guard"
],
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[
"night",
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],
[
"watchman",
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],
[
"guard",
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},
{
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"vigiles, the police"
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[
"police",
"police"
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},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈɸy.laks/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nik.toˈfi.laks/"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.to.pʰý.laks/",
"note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈpʰy.laks/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈɸy.laks/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/nyk.toˈfy.laks/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
},
{
"ipa": "/nik.toˈfi.laks/",
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}
],
"word": "νυκτοφύλαξ"
}
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