"φάσσα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φάσσα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰás.sa/, /ˈɸas.sa/, /ˈfa.sa/, /pʰás.sa/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpʰas.sa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɸas.sa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈfas.sa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈfa.sa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|φᾰ́σσης|f|first|head=φᾰ́σσᾰ}} φᾰ́σσᾰ • (phắssă) f (genitive φᾰ́σσης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φᾰ́σσᾰ|ης}} Forms: φᾰ́σσᾰ [canonical], phắssă [romanization], φᾰ́σσης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ φᾰ́σσᾰ [nominative, singular], φᾰ́σσᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ φᾰ́σσαι [nominative, plural], τῆς φᾰ́σσης [genitive, singular], φᾰ́σσαιν [dual, genitive], φᾰσσῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ φᾰ́σσῃ [dative, singular], φᾰ́σσαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς φᾰ́σσαις [dative, plural], τὴν φᾰ́σσᾰν [accusative, singular], φᾰ́σσᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς φᾰ́σσᾱς [accusative, plural], φᾰ́σσᾰ [singular, vocative], φᾰ́σσᾱ [dual, vocative], φᾰ́σσαι [plural, vocative], φάττᾰ [alternative, Attic]
  1. wood pigeon, ring dove, cushat Derived forms: φάσσιον (phássion), φασσοφόνος (phassophónos) Related terms: φάψ (pháps)

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɸas.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfa.sa/"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ φᾰ́σσῃ",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfa.sa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φάσσα"
}

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