"γλήνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See γλήνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡlɛ̌ː.nɛː/, /ˈɣli.ni/, /ˈɣli.ni/, /ɡlɛ̌ː.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡle̝.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɣli.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈɣli.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈɣli.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Has been connected with Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining”), but Beekes finds this comparison uncertain. It has also been compared with γαλήνη (galḗnē, “calm weather”) and γλαινοί (glainoí, “ornaments of head-bands”). If this hypothesis be true, then the word would be of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*klainiz||shining}} Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|γλήνης|f|first}} γλήνη • (glḗnē) f (genitive γλήνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γλήνη|γλήνης|form=F}} Forms: glḗnē [romanization], γλήνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ γλήνη [nominative, singular], γλήνᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ γλῆναι [nominative, plural], τῆς γλήνης [genitive, singular], γλήναιν [dual, genitive], γληνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ γλήνῃ [dative, singular], γλήναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς γλήναις [dative, plural], τὴν γλήνην [accusative, singular], γλήνᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γλήνᾱς [accusative, plural], γλήνη [singular, vocative], γλήνᾱ [dual, vocative], γλῆναι [plural, vocative], γλήνα [alternative, Doric], γλήν [alternative], γλῆνος [alternative]
  1. (anatomy) eyeball
    Sense id: en-γλήνη-grc-noun-tg3CWU1v Categories (other): Anatomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 7 20 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 3 24 37 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. doll, plaything
    Sense id: en-γλήνη-grc-noun-Rq7hrird
  3. socket of a joint
    Sense id: en-γλήνη-grc-noun-L8c81NVC Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 7 20 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 3 24 37
  4. honeycomb
    Sense id: en-γλήνη-grc-noun-3Qz07ZW2 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 14 24 38 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 22 13 27 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 7 20 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 3 24 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: γλήνεα (glḗnea), γληνίς (glēnís), τρίγληνος (tríglēnos)
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      "ipa": "/ɡlɛ̌ː.nɛː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡlɛ̌ː.nɛː/",
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/"
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      "ipa": "/ɡlɛ̌ː.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡle̝.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣli.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γλήνη"
}

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