"Μελέτη" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /me.lé.tɛː/, /meˈle.ti/, /meˈle.ti/, /me.lé.tɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /meˈle.te̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /meˈle.ti/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /meˈle.ti/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /meˈle.ti/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: Melétē [romanization], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Μελέτη [nominative, singular], τῆς Μελέτης [genitive, singular], τῇ Μελέτῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Μελέτην [accusative, singular], Μελέτη [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Cognate with μελετᾶν (meletân, “to study; to meditate”). Head templates: {{head|grc|proper noun}} Μελέτη • (Melétē) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μελέτη|Μελέτης|form=F-sing}}
  1. Melete, Muse of meditation, one of the original three muses of Boeotia. Wikipedia link: Melete Derived forms: μελετήματα (meletḗmata)
    Sense id: en-Μελέτη-grc-name-aF3BEdsw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with μελετᾶν (meletân, “to study; to meditate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Melétē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Μελέτη",
      "roman": "hē Melétē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Μελέτης",
      "roman": "tês Melétēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Μελέτῃ",
      "roman": "têi Melétēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Μελέτην",
      "roman": "tḕn Melétēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Μελέτη",
      "roman": "Melétē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Μελέτη • (Melétē)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Μελέτη",
        "2": "Μελέτης",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "meletḗmata",
          "word": "μελετήματα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Melete, Muse of meditation, one of the original three muses of Boeotia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Μελέτη-grc-name-aF3BEdsw",
      "links": [
        [
          "Melete",
          "Melete"
        ],
        [
          "Muse",
          "Muse"
        ],
        [
          "meditation",
          "meditation"
        ],
        [
          "original",
          "original"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "muse",
          "muse"
        ],
        [
          "Boeotia",
          "Boeotia"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Melete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/me.lé.tɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me.lé.tɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.te̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Μελέτη"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "meletḗmata",
      "word": "μελετήματα"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with μελετᾶν (meletân, “to study; to meditate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Melétē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Μελέτη",
      "roman": "hē Melétē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Μελέτης",
      "roman": "tês Melétēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Μελέτῃ",
      "roman": "têi Melétēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Μελέτην",
      "roman": "tḕn Melétēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Μελέτη",
      "roman": "Melétē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Μελέτη • (Melétē)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Μελέτη",
        "2": "Μελέτης",
        "form": "F-sing"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Melete, Muse of meditation, one of the original three muses of Boeotia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Melete",
          "Melete"
        ],
        [
          "Muse",
          "Muse"
        ],
        [
          "meditation",
          "meditation"
        ],
        [
          "original",
          "original"
        ],
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "muse",
          "muse"
        ],
        [
          "Boeotia",
          "Boeotia"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Melete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/me.lé.tɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me.lé.tɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.te̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meˈle.ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Μελέτη"
}

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