"τέρμινθος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /tér.min.tʰos/, /ˈter.min.θos/, /ˈter.min.θos/, /tér.min.tʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈter.min.tʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈter.min.θos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈter.min.θos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈter.min.θos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The suffix "-ινθος" proves a Pre-Greek origin. The form τερέβινθος (terébinthos) was perhaps influenced by ἐρέβινθος (erébinthos, “chickpea”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|τέρμῐνθος|τερμῐ́νθου|f|second}} τέρμῐνθος • (térmĭnthos) f (genitive τερμῐ́νθου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|τέρμῐνθος|ου|form=F}} Forms: τέρμῐνθος [canonical], térmĭnthos [romanization], τερμῐ́νθου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ τέρμῐνθος [nominative, singular], τερμῐ́νθω [dual, nominative], αἱ τέρμῐνθοι [nominative, plural], τῆς τερμῐ́νθου [genitive, singular], τερμῐ́νθοιν [dual, genitive], τερμῐ́νθων [genitive, plural], τῇ τερμῐ́νθῳ [dative, singular], τερμῐ́νθοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς τερμῐ́νθοις [dative, plural], τὴν τέρμῐνθον [accusative, singular], τερμῐ́νθω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς τερμῐ́νθους [accusative, plural], τέρμῐνθε [singular, vocative], τερμῐ́νθω [dual, vocative], τέρμῐνθοι [plural, vocative], τερέβινθος [alternative], τρέμινθος [alternative]
  1. terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus) Synonyms: κρίτανος
    Sense id: en-τέρμινθος-grc-noun-pP4EHjjF Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 50 15 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 5 19
  2. swelling like the fruit of the terebinth
    Sense id: en-τέρμινθος-grc-noun-Pj7wHuAF
  3. (botany) parasitic growth on the olive
    Sense id: en-τέρμινθος-grc-noun-NbBbqywV Categories (other): Botany, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 17 15 68 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: τερμῐ́νθῐνος (termĭ́nthĭnos)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthĭnos",
      "word": "τερμῐ́νθῐνος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ტერემინთოჲ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ტერემინთოჲ (ṭeremintoy)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ტერემინთოჲ (ṭeremintoy)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "τέρμῐνθος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "térmĭnthos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ τέρμῐνθος",
      "roman": "hē térmĭnthos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
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    },
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      "form": "αἱ τέρμῐνθοι",
      "roman": "hai térmĭnthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς τερμῐ́νθου",
      "roman": "tês termĭ́nthou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθων",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ τερμῐ́νθῳ",
      "roman": "têi termĭ́nthōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τερμῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς τερμῐ́νθοις",
      "roman": "taîs termĭ́nthois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν τέρμῐνθον",
      "roman": "tḕn térmĭnthon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς τερμῐ́νθους",
      "roman": "tā̀s termĭ́nthous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρμῐνθε",
      "roman": "térmĭnthe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρμῐνθοι",
      "roman": "térmĭnthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέβινθος",
      "roman": "terébinthos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τρέμινθος",
      "roman": "tréminthos",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "76 5 19",
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
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        "terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus)"
      ],
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          "terebinth",
          "terebinth"
        ],
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          "Pistacia terebinthus",
          "Pistacia terebinthus#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "κρίτανος"
        }
      ]
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        "swelling like the fruit of the terebinth"
      ],
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        [
          "swelling",
          "swelling"
        ],
        [
          "fruit",
          "fruit"
        ],
        [
          "terebinth",
          "terebinth"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "grc:Botany",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 15 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Sumac family plants",
          "orig": "grc:Sumac family plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "parasitic growth on the olive"
      ],
      "id": "en-τέρμινθος-grc-noun-NbBbqywV",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "parasitic",
          "parasitic"
        ],
        [
          "olive",
          "olive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) parasitic growth on the olive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tér.min.tʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tér.min.tʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.tʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τέρμινθος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "termĭ́nthĭnos",
      "word": "τερμῐ́νθῐνος"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ტერემინთოჲ (ṭeremintoy)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "τέρμῐνθος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "térmĭnthos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ τέρμῐνθος",
      "roman": "hē térmĭnthos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
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    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ τέρμῐνθοι",
      "roman": "hai térmĭnthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς τερμῐ́νθου",
      "roman": "tês termĭ́nthou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθων",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthōn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῇ τερμῐ́νθῳ",
      "roman": "têi termĭ́nthōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τερμῐ́νθοιν",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς τερμῐ́νθοις",
      "roman": "taîs termĭ́nthois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν τέρμῐνθον",
      "roman": "tḕn térmĭnthon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερμῐ́νθω",
      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς τερμῐ́νθους",
      "roman": "tā̀s termĭ́nthous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρμῐνθε",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "roman": "termĭ́nthō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τέρμῐνθοι",
      "roman": "térmĭnthoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέβινθος",
      "roman": "terébinthos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τρέμινθος",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "terebinth",
          "terebinth"
        ],
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          "Pistacia terebinthus",
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      ],
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          "fruit"
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          "terebinth",
          "terebinth"
        ]
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        "grc:Botany"
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      "glosses": [
        "parasitic growth on the olive"
      ],
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        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "parasitic",
          "parasitic"
        ],
        [
          "olive",
          "olive"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) parasitic growth on the olive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/tér.min.tʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tér.min.tʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.tʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈter.min.θos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τέρμινθος"
}

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