"πέλανος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πέλανος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pé.la.nos/, /ˈpe.la.nos/, /ˈpe.la.nos/, /pé.la.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpe.la.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpe.la.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpe.la.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpe.la.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The original meaning and etymology are uncertain. If the original meaning was "flat cake", it could be derived from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”). However, Furnée compares πέλαινα (pélaina, “round cake”) and concludes that it is a Pre-Greek word. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*pleh₂-||flat, broad, plain}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|πέλᾰνος|πελᾰ́νου|m|second}} πέλᾰνος • (pélănos) m (genitive πελᾰ́νου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πέλᾰνος|ου|form=M}} Forms: πέλᾰνος [canonical], pélănos [romanization], πελᾰ́νου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ πέλᾰνος [nominative, singular], πελᾰ́νω [dual, nominative], οἱ πέλᾰνοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ πελᾰ́νου [genitive, singular], πελᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive], πελᾰ́νων [genitive, plural], τῷ πελᾰ́νῳ [dative, singular], πελᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πελᾰ́νοις [dative, plural], τὸν πέλᾰνον [accusative, singular], πελᾰ́νω [accusative, dual], τοὺς πελᾰ́νους [accusative, plural], πέλᾰνε [singular, vocative], πελᾰ́νω [dual, vocative], πέλᾰνοι [plural, vocative], πελανός [alternative]
  1. any thick liquid substance, of various consistency
    Sense id: en-πέλανος-grc-noun-lkEs0LPn Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 16 26 18 11
  2. mixture offered to the gods and the dead, of meal, honey and oil
    Sense id: en-πέλανος-grc-noun-jy5GbBR~ Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 16 26 18 11
  3. mixture offered to the gods and the dead, of meal, honey and oil
    meal made from barley and wheat, of which this mixture was made
    Sense id: en-πέλανος-grc-noun-nOoKL5v- Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 16 26 18 11
  4. round cake offered to the gods
    Sense id: en-πέλανος-grc-noun-RfBTNSF- Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods, Units of measure Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 16 23 23 33 4 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 16 26 18 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 27 27 41 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 25 25 39 1 Disambiguation of Foods: 11 22 22 44 2 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 8 22 22 36 13
  5. measure of weight
    Sense id: en-πέλανος-grc-noun-f3ebn5fD Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 16 26 18 11
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πέλανος"
}

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