"βληχή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See βληχή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/, /βliˈçi/, /vliˈçi/, /blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ble̝ˈkʰe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /βliˈçi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /vliˈçi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /vliˈçi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: An onomatopoeic formation with many parallels, like Czech blekati, German blöken, Latvian blêt. Etymology templates: {{cog|cs|blekati}} Czech blekati, {{cog|de|blöken}} German blöken, {{cog|lv|blêt}} Latvian blêt Head templates: {{grc-noun|βληχῆς|f|first}} βληχή • (blēkhḗ) f (genitive βληχῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|βληχή|ῆς}} Forms: blēkhḗ [romanization], βληχῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ βληχή [nominative, singular], βληχᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ βληχαί [nominative, plural], τῆς βληχῆς [genitive, singular], βληχαῖν [dual, genitive], βληχῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ βληχῇ [dative, singular], βληχαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς βληχαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν βληχήν [accusative, singular], βληχᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς βληχᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], βληχή [singular, vocative], βληχᾱ́ [dual, vocative], βληχαί [plural, vocative], βλᾱχᾱ́ [alternative, Doric]
  1. bleat, bleating
    Sense id: en-βληχή-grc-noun-vlvG6joe Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 45 55
  2. (of infants) wailing
    Sense id: en-βληχή-grc-noun-af-HUICF Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: βληχᾰ́ομαι (blēkhắomai), βληχᾰ́ς (blēkhắs), βληχηθμός (blēkhēthmós), βλήχημᾰ (blḗkhēmă), βληχητά (blēkhētá), βληχώδης (blēkhṓdēs)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "βλήχημᾰ"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "bleating"
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        "(of infants) wailing"
      ],
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        "of infants"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βliˈçi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ble̝ˈkʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βliˈçi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}
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      "word": "βληχᾰ́ομαι"
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      "roman": "blēkhắs",
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      "roman": "blēkhēthmós",
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      "roman": "blḗkhēmă",
      "word": "βλήχημᾰ"
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      "roman": "blēkhētá",
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "(of infants) wailing"
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      "ipa": "/blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βliˈçi/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛː.kʰɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ble̝ˈkʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/βliˈçi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/vliˈçi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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