"αἰχμή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See αἰχμή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ai̯kʰ.mɛ̌ː/, /ɛxˈmi/, /exˈmi/, /ai̯kʰ.mɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɛkʰˈme̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɛxˈmi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /exˈmi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /exˈmi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *aiksmā, whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔 (ai-ka-sa-ma /⁠*aiksmans⁠/); from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-, whence also Old Prussian aysmis and Lithuanian iēšmas, jiēšmas (“spit, broach”); ultimately from *h₂eyḱ- (“to sting; sharp tip, barb”), the same root as possibly Latin īcō (“I stab, sting”), Proto-Germanic *aiglaz, *aiginþs (“shoot, barb”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*aiksmā}} Proto-Hellenic *aiksmā, {{cog|gmy|𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔|ts=*aiksmans}} Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔 (ai-ka-sa-ma /⁠*aiksmans⁠/), {{inh|grc|ine-pro||*h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-, {{cog|prg|aysmis}} Old Prussian aysmis, {{cog|lt|iēšmas}} Lithuanian iēšmas, {{cog|la|īcō|t=I stab, sting}} Latin īcō (“I stab, sting”), {{cog|gem-pro|*aiglaz}} Proto-Germanic *aiglaz Head templates: {{grc-noun|αἰχμῆς|f|first}} αἰχμή • (aikhmḗ) f (genitive αἰχμῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|αἰχμή|ῆς}} Forms: aikhmḗ [romanization], αἰχμῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ αἰχμή [nominative, singular], τὼ αἰχμᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ αἰχμαί [nominative, plural], τῆς αἰχμῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν αἰχμαῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν αἰχμῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ αἰχμῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν αἰχμαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς αἰχμαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν αἰχμήν [accusative, singular], τὼ αἰχμᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς αἰχμᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], αἰχμή [singular, vocative], αἰχμᾱ́ [dual, vocative], αἰχμαί [plural, vocative]
  1. point of a spear Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic
    Sense id: en-αἰχμή-grc-noun-uv7nxbqZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Attic Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 18 30 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 32 27
  2. head of an arrow Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic
    Sense id: en-αἰχμή-grc-noun-4YfSA5Rw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Attic Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 18 30 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 32 27
  3. (figurative) war Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic, figuratively
    Sense id: en-αἰχμή-grc-noun-otjapCgb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Attic Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 18 30 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 32 27
  4. (by extension) warlike spirit Tags: Attic, Epic, Ionic, broadly
    Sense id: en-αἰχμή-grc-noun-fgL6Jfkc Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Attic Greek, Epic Greek, Ionic Greek, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 18 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 21 21 36 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Epic Greek: 21 21 31 27 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 32 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 32 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: αἰχμάζειν (aikhmázein), αἰχμάζω (aikhmázō), αἰχμᾰ́λωτος (aikhmálōtos), αἰχμητής (aikhmētḗs), Ἀρίσταιχμος (Arístaikhmos), Μέναιχμος (Ménaikhmos), ὁμαιχμία (homaikhmía) Related terms: αἶκλοι (aîkloi) (english: corners of an arrow), ἰκμαμένος (ikmaménos) (english: wounded), ἰκτέα (iktéa), ἰκτέα ἀκόντιον (iktéa akóntion) (english: javelin), ἴκταρ (íktar) (english: near, close (to)) [possibly]
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    {
      "roman": "homaikhmía",
      "word": "ὁμαιχμία"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αιχμή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αιχμή (aichmí)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αιχμή (aichmí)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*aiksmā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *aiksmā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔",
        "ts": "*aiksmans"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔 (ai-ka-sa-ma /⁠*aiksmans⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "prg",
        "2": "aysmis"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Prussian aysmis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "iēšmas"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian iēšmas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "īcō",
        "t": "I stab, sting"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin īcō (“I stab, sting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*aiglaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aiglaz",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *aiksmā, whence also Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀏𐀭𐀔 (ai-ka-sa-ma /⁠*aiksmans⁠/); from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ-sm-o/eh₂-, whence also Old Prussian aysmis and Lithuanian iēšmas, jiēšmas (“spit, broach”); ultimately from *h₂eyḱ- (“to sting; sharp tip, barb”), the same root as possibly Latin īcō (“I stab, sting”), Proto-Germanic *aiglaz, *aiginþs (“shoot, barb”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aikhmḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰχμῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ αἰχμή",
      "roman": "hē aikhmḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰχμᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ aikhmā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ αἰχμαί",
      "roman": "hai aikhmaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς αἰχμῆς",
      "roman": "tês aikhmês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰχμαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn aikhmaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν αἰχμῶν",
      "roman": "tôn aikhmôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ αἰχμῇ",
      "roman": "têi aikhmêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν αἰχμαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn aikhmaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς αἰχμαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs aikhmaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν αἰχμήν",
      "roman": "tḕn aikhmḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ αἰχμᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ aikhmā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς αἰχμᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s aikhmā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰχμή",
      "roman": "aikhmḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰχμᾱ́",
      "roman": "aikhmā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἰχμαί",
      "roman": "aikhmaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰχμῆς",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "αἰχμή • (aikhmḗ) f (genitive αἰχμῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "αἰχμή",
        "2": "ῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "corners of an arrow",
      "roman": "aîkloi",
      "word": "αἶκλοι"
    },
    {
      "english": "wounded",
      "roman": "ikmaménos",
      "word": "ἰκμαμένος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iktéa",
      "word": "ἰκτέα"
    },
    {
      "english": "javelin",
      "roman": "iktéa akóntion",
      "word": "ἰκτέα ἀκόντιον"
    },
    {
      "english": "near, close (to)",
      "roman": "íktar",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "ἴκταρ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point of a spear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head of an arrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "war"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "war",
          "war"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) war"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "warlike spirit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warlike",
          "warlike"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) warlike spirit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Epic",
        "Ionic",
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯kʰ.mɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛxˈmi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/exˈmi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ai̯kʰ.mɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛkʰˈme̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛxˈmi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/exˈmi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/exˈmi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "αἰχμή"
}

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