"Νεῖλος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Νεῖλος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /nêː.los/, /ˈni.los/, /ˈni.los/, /nêː.los/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈni.los/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈni.los/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈni.los/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈni.los/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From the noun νεῖλος (neîlos, “river valley”), possibly from Semitic. The Egyptian name for it was ḥꜥpj. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|νεῖλος||river valley}} νεῖλος (neîlos, “river valley”), {{der|grc|sem|-}} Semitic Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Νείλου|m|second}} Νεῖλος • (Neîlos) m (genitive Νείλου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Νεῖλος|ου|form=MS}} Forms: Neîlos [romanization], Νείλου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Νεῖλος [nominative, singular], τοῦ Νείλου [genitive, singular], τῷ Νείλῳ [dative, singular], τὸν Νεῖλον [accusative, singular], Νεῖλε [singular, vocative]
  1. the river Nile Wikipedia link: Nile Categories (place): Rivers
    Sense id: en-Νεῖλος-grc-name-g9Y4azVA Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Derived forms: Νειλαιεύς (Neilaieús), Νειλαῖος (Neilaîos), Νειλοβροχέω (Neilobrokhéō), Νειλογενής (Neilogenḗs), Νειλοθερής (Neilotherḗs), Νειλοκᾰλᾰ́μη (Neilokalámē), Νειλομέτρῐον (Neilométrion), Νειλόρῠτος (Neilórutos), Νειλοσκοπεῖον (Neiloskopeîon), Νειλωῐ̈́ς (Neilōḯs), Νειλῷος (Neilôios), Νειλώτης (Neilṓtēs), Νειλῶτις (Neilôtis)

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            "Liquids",
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          "word": "Νειλαιεύς"
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          "word": "Νειλαῖος"
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        {
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          "roman": "Neilométrion",
          "word": "Νειλομέτρῐον"
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        {
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          "word": "Νειλόρῠτος"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Νειλοσκοπεῖον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "Neilōḯs",
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          "word": "Νειλῷος"
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          "word": "Νειλώτης"
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        {
          "roman": "Neilôtis",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 338"
        }
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          "Nile"
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        "Nile"
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      "ipa": "/nêː.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nêː.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Νεῖλος"
}
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      "word": "Νειλαιεύς"
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      "word": "Νειλαῖος"
    },
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      "word": "Νειλοβροχέω"
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    {
      "roman": "Neilogenḗs",
      "word": "Νειλογενής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilotherḗs",
      "word": "Νειλοθερής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilokalámē",
      "word": "Νειλοκᾰλᾰ́μη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilométrion",
      "word": "Νειλομέτρῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilórutos",
      "word": "Νειλόρῠτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neiloskopeîon",
      "word": "Νειλοσκοπεῖον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilōḯs",
      "word": "Νειλωῐ̈́ς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilôios",
      "word": "Νειλῷος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Neilṓtēs",
      "word": "Νειλώτης"
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      "roman": "Neilôtis",
      "word": "Νειλῶτις"
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      "text": "Albanian: Nili"
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      "text": "Aramaic:"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Persian: نیل"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Portuguese: Nilo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "Нил"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: Нил (Nil)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: Нил (Nil)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Sicilian: Nilu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Nilo"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: Nilo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: Nilo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Nil"
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          "expansion": "Turkish: Nil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Turkish: Nil"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From the noun νεῖλος (neîlos, “river valley”), possibly from Semitic. The Egyptian name for it was ḥꜥpj.",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ Νεῖλος",
      "roman": "ho Neîlos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ Νείλου",
      "roman": "toû Neílou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ Νείλῳ",
      "roman": "tôi Neílōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν Νεῖλον",
      "roman": "tòn Neîlon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Νεῖλε",
      "roman": "Neîle",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Νείλου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "Νεῖλος • (Neîlos) m (genitive Νείλου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Νεῖλος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "MS"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the second declension",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
        "Ancient Greek second-declension proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Semitic languages",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "grc:Rivers"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 338"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the river Nile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Nile",
          "Nile"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Nile"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nêː.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nêː.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Νεῖλος"
}

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