"γλαῦξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See γλαῦξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡlâu̯ks/, /ɣlaɸks/, /ɣlafks/, /ɡlâu̯ks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɡlaʍks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɣlaɸks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ɣlafks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ɣlafks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: In ancient times considered to derive from γλαυκός (glaukós, “bright”) in reference to their gleaming eyes; possibly pre-Greek according to Beekes. Head templates: {{grc-noun|γλαυκός|f|third}} γλαῦξ • (glaûx) f (genitive γλαυκός); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γλαῦξ|γλαυκός|form=F}} Forms: glaûx [romanization], γλαυκός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ γλαῦξ [nominative, singular], γλαῦκε [dual, nominative], αἱ γλαῦκες [nominative, plural], τῆς γλαυκός [genitive, singular], γλαυκοῖν [dual, genitive], γλαυκῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ γλαυκῐ́ [dative, singular], γλαυκοῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς γλαυξῐ́ [dative, plural], γλαυξῐ́ν [dative, plural], taîs glauxĭ́(n) [dative, plural], τὴν γλαῦκᾰ [accusative, singular], γλαῦκε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γλαῦκᾰς [accusative, plural], γλαῦξ [singular, vocative], γλαῦκε [dual, vocative], γλαῦκες [plural, vocative], γλαύξ [alternative]
  1. owl (Athene noctua) Synonyms: κῐκῠμῐ́ς, κρῐγή
    Sense id: en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-AkFzjtZD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birds of prey Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 13 4 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 40 10 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 28 20 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 25 20 1 15 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 41 22 23 2 13
  2. the Athenian coins, from the owls depicted thereon (usually in plural)
    Sense id: en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-mhHldvIT Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 13 4 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 40 10 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 28 20 2 16
  3. γλ. θαλαττία, an unknown species of birds
    Sense id: en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-k25FC0zY Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 13 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 28 20 2 16
  4. a form of dance
    Sense id: en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-GewnKUrr
  5. wart cress, i.e. Coronopus procumbens
    Sense id: en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-8e8G5jr8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 13 4 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 33 40 10 5 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 28 20 2 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: γλαῦκ’ Ἀθήναζε ἡγέομαι (glaûk’ Athḗnaze hēgéomai), γλαῦκ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας (glaûk’ eis Athḗnas), γλαῦξ ἐν πόλει (glaûx en pólei)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "glaûk’ Athḗnaze hēgéomai",
      "word": "γλαῦκ’ Ἀθήναζε ἡγέομαι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "glaûk’ eis Athḗnas",
      "word": "γλαῦκ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "glaûx en pólei",
      "word": "γλαῦξ ἐν πόλει"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: γλαύκα (gláfka)."
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "In ancient times considered to derive from γλαυκός (glaukós, “bright”) in reference to their gleaming eyes; possibly pre-Greek according to Beekes.",
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    {
      "form": "glaûx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυκός",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ γλαῦξ",
      "roman": "hē glaûx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαῦκε",
      "roman": "glaûke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ γλαῦκες",
      "roman": "hai glaûkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γλαυκός",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "γλαυκοῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυκῶν",
      "roman": "glaukôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γλαυκῐ́",
      "roman": "têi glaukĭ́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυκοῖν",
      "roman": "glaukoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς γλαυξῐ́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυξῐ́ν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs glauxĭ́(n)",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γλαῦκᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn glaûkă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γλαῦκᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s glaûkăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαῦξ",
      "roman": "glaûx",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "γλαύξ",
      "roman": "glaúx",
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      ]
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    }
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          "_dis": "41 22 23 2 13",
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      ],
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          "owl"
        ],
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          "Athene noctua",
          "Athene noctua#Translingual"
        ]
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          "word": "κῐκῠμῐ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "κρῐγή"
        }
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "γλ. θαλαττία, an unknown species of birds"
      ],
      "id": "en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-k25FC0zY"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a form of dance"
      ],
      "id": "en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-GewnKUrr"
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "37 33 13 4 13",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "wart cress, i.e. Coronopus procumbens"
      ],
      "id": "en-γλαῦξ-grc-noun-8e8G5jr8",
      "links": [
        [
          "Coronopus procumbens",
          "Coronopus procumbens"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlâu̯ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlaɸks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlâu̯ks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlaʍks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlaɸks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Little Owl"
  ],
  "word": "γλαῦξ"
}
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    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek perispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "glaûk’ Athḗnaze hēgéomai",
      "word": "γλαῦκ’ Ἀθήναζε ἡγέομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "glaûk’ eis Athḗnas",
      "word": "γλαῦκ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "glaûx en pólei",
      "word": "γλαῦξ ἐν πόλει"
    }
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      ],
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    }
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      "form": "glaûx",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "γλαυκός",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Third declension",
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        "class"
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    {
      "form": "ἡ γλαῦξ",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "αἱ γλαῦκες",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γλαυκός",
      "roman": "tês glaukós",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυκοῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γλαυκῶν",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γλαυκῐ́",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γλαῦκᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn glaûkă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γλαῦκᾰς",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "word": "κρῐγή"
        }
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        "the Athenian coins, from the owls depicted thereon (usually in plural)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "γλ. θαλαττία, an unknown species of birds"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a form of dance"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "wart cress, i.e. Coronopus procumbens"
      ],
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        [
          "Coronopus procumbens",
          "Coronopus procumbens"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ɡlâu̯ks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlaɸks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlâu̯ks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡlaʍks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlaɸks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣlafks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    "Little Owl"
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}

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