"ἦχος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἦχος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̂ː.kʰos/, /ˈi.xos/, /ˈi.xos/, /ɛ̂ː.kʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈe̝.kʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈi.xos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈi.xos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.xos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Later form of ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἤχου|m|second}} ἦχος • (êkhos) m (genitive ἤχου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἦχος|ου}} Forms: êkhos [romanization], ἤχου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ἦχος [nominative, singular], ἤχω [dual, nominative], οἱ ἦχοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἤχου [genitive, singular], ἤχοιν [dual, genitive], ἤχων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἤχῳ [dative, singular], ἤχοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἤχοις [dative, plural], τὸν ἦχον [accusative, singular], ἤχω [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἤχους [accusative, plural], ἦχε [singular, vocative], ἤχω [dual, vocative], ἦχοι [plural, vocative]
  1. sound, noise, ringing of the ears
    Sense id: en-ἦχος-grc-noun-kcACm6Fk
  2. echo
    Sense id: en-ἦχος-grc-noun-CSx56PgO
  3. (grammar) breathing (i.e. aspiration; rough (δᾰσεῖᾰ) or smooth (ψῑλή))
    Sense id: en-ἦχος-grc-noun-tT2EeySo Categories (other): Grammar, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 13 50 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 12 54 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 24 12 51 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 13 44 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 9 63 9 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. voice
    Sense id: en-ἦχος-grc-noun-xX1-kgGX

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "ήχος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: ήχος (íchos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ήχος (íchos)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Later form of ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound, noise”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "êkhos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ἦχος",
      "roman": "ho êkhos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχω",
      "roman": "ḗkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ἦχοι",
      "roman": "hoi êkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἤχου",
      "roman": "toû ḗkhou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχοιν",
      "roman": "ḗkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχων",
      "roman": "ḗkhōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἤχῳ",
      "roman": "tôi ḗkhōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχοιν",
      "roman": "ḗkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἤχοις",
      "roman": "toîs ḗkhois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἦχον",
      "roman": "tòn êkhon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχω",
      "roman": "ḗkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἤχους",
      "roman": "toùs ḗkhous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦχε",
      "roman": "êkhe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "1": "ἤχου",
        "2": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ἦχος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sound, noise, ringing of the ears"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἦχος-grc-noun-kcACm6Fk",
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ],
        [
          "ringing",
          "ringing"
        ],
        [
          "ears",
          "ears"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "echo"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἦχος-grc-noun-CSx56PgO",
      "links": [
        [
          "echo",
          "echo"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "grc:Grammar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 13 50 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 12 54 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 9 63 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breathing (i.e. aspiration; rough (δᾰσεῖᾰ) or smooth (ψῑλή))"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
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          "breathing",
          "breathing#English"
        ],
        [
          "aspiration",
          "aspiration#English"
        ],
        [
          "rough",
          "rough#English"
        ],
        [
          "δᾰσεῖᾰ",
          "δασεῖα#Ancient_Greek"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth#English"
        ],
        [
          "ψῑλή",
          "ψιλή#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) breathing (i.e. aspiration; rough (δᾰσεῖᾰ) or smooth (ψῑλή))"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "voice"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἦχος-grc-noun-xX1-kgGX",
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ː.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ː.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe̝.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἦχος"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: ήχος (íchos)"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "êkhos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ὁ ἦχος",
      "roman": "ho êkhos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ἤχω",
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "οἱ ἦχοι",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἤχου",
      "roman": "toû ḗkhou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχοιν",
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    {
      "form": "ἤχων",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἤχῳ",
      "roman": "tôi ḗkhōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχοιν",
      "roman": "ḗkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἤχοις",
      "roman": "toîs ḗkhois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἦχον",
      "roman": "tòn êkhon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχω",
      "roman": "ḗkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἤχους",
      "roman": "toùs ḗkhous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦχε",
      "roman": "êkhe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἤχω",
      "roman": "ḗkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἦχοι",
      "roman": "êkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "m",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "sound, noise, ringing of the ears"
      ],
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          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ],
        [
          "ringing",
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        [
          "ears",
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "echo"
      ],
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          "echo",
          "echo"
        ]
      ]
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      ],
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          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "rough",
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        ],
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          "δᾰσεῖᾰ",
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        ],
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          "smooth",
          "smooth#English"
        ],
        [
          "ψῑλή",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "voice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ː.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̂ː.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe̝.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἦχος"
}

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