"σκιαμαχία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σκιαμαχία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ski.aː.ma.kʰí.aː/, /sci.a.maˈçi.a/, /sci.a.maˈçi.a/, /ski.aː.ma.kʰí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ski.a.maˈkʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sci.a.maˈçi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sci.a.maˈçi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sci.a.maˈçi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σκῐᾱ́ (skĭā́, “shadow”) + μᾰ́χη (mắkhē, “battle, combat”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₃-}}, {{affix|grc|σκῐᾱ́|μᾰ́χη|-ῐ́ᾱ|t1=shadow|t2=battle, combat}} σκῐᾱ́ (skĭā́, “shadow”) + μᾰ́χη (mắkhē, “battle, combat”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς|f|first|head=σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ}} σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ • (skĭāmăkhĭ́ā) f (genitive σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ|σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς|form=F}} Forms: σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [canonical], skĭāmăkhĭ́ā [romanization], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], σκῐᾱμᾰχῐ́αι [plural, vocative], σκῐομᾰχῐ́ᾱ [alternative]
  1. a fighting against a shadow: esp. a form of exercise with hands and feet
    Sense id: en-σκιαμαχία-grc-noun-U4Al0XyH Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (figurative) fighting with a shadow, mock fight, beating the air Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-σκιαμαχία-grc-noun-eHi4~XXR Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 53 47
     
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Fam. 11.14.1"
        },
        {
          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.514d"
        },
        {
          "text": "1115 – 1195, Eustathius Thessalonicensis 663.16"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fighting with a shadow, mock fight, beating the air"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mock",
          "mock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) fighting with a shadow, mock fight, beating the air"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ski.aː.ma.kʰí.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ski.aː.ma.kʰí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ski.a.maˈkʰi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sci.a.maˈçi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σκιαμαχία"
}

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