"γραφίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See γραφίς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡra.pʰís/, /ɣraˈɸis/, /ɣraˈfis/, /ɡra.pʰís/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɡraˈpʰis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ɣraˈɸis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ɣraˈfis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ɣraˈfis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From γράφω (gráphō) + -ίς (-ís) Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gerbʰ-}}, {{af|grc|γράφω|-ίς}} γράφω (gráphō) + -ίς (-ís) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γρᾰφίς|γρᾰφίδος|f|third}} γρᾰφίς • (grăphís) f (genitive γρᾰφίδος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γρᾰφί˘ς|γραφιδος|form=F}} Forms: γρᾰφίς [canonical], grăphís [romanization], γρᾰφίδος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ γρᾰφῐ́ς [nominative, singular], γρᾰφῐ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ γρᾰφῐ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς γρᾰφῐ́δος [genitive, singular], γρᾰφῐ́δοιν [dual, genitive], γρᾰφῐ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ γρᾰφῐ́δῐ [dative, singular], γρᾰφῐ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς γρᾰφῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], γρᾰφῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs grăphĭ́sĭ [dative, plural], taîs grăphĭ́sĭn [dative, plural], τὴν γρᾰφῐ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], γρᾰφῐ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γρᾰφῐ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], γρᾰφῐ́ς [singular, vocative], γρᾰφῐ́δε [dual, vocative], γρᾰφῐ́δες [plural, vocative]
  1. stilus
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-DTQFG-Vz Categories (other): Pages with entries, Art Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 3 1 1 36 26 Disambiguation of Art: 34 0 0 0 0 34 33
  2. paintbrush
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-JixtXrYh
  3. graving tool
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-aFfXqG4z Categories (other): Tools, Writing instruments Disambiguation of Tools: 7 6 62 6 7 7 6 Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 14 10 30 10 11 14 11
  4. embroidery needle
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-ys~EP2ww
  5. embroidery
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-HydsPXcG
  6. (in the plural) paintings Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-Nop43bZh Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Art Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 2 6 2 3 34 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 3 1 1 36 26 Disambiguation of Art: 34 0 0 0 0 34 33
  7. (Byzantine) inscription plate Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-γραφίς-grc-noun-8Kr6qFzM Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίς, Pages with entries, Art Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 6 3 4 19 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 6 5 9 5 6 6 61 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίς: 10 5 8 5 5 12 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 1 3 1 1 36 26 Disambiguation of Art: 34 0 0 0 0 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ὑπογραφίς (hupographís)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hupographís",
      "word": "ὑπογραφίς"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: γραφίδα (grafída)",
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From γράφω (gráphō) + -ίς (-ís)",
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    {
      "form": "γρᾰφίς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grăphís",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφίδος",
      "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 γρᾰφῐ́ς",
      "roman": "hē grăphĭ́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́de",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ γρᾰφῐ́δες",
      "roman": "hai grăphĭ́des",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γρᾰφῐ́δος",
      "roman": "tês grăphĭ́dos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δοιν",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́doin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δων",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́dōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γρᾰφῐ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi grăphĭ́dĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δοιν",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́doin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς γρᾰφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs grăphĭ́sĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs grăphĭ́sĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γρᾰφῐ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn grăphĭ́dă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γρᾰφῐ́δᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s grăphĭ́dăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́ς",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δες",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́des",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "γρᾰφίδος",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "third"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γρᾰφί˘ς",
        "2": "γραφιδος",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "32 1 3 1 1 36 26",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "34 0 0 0 0 34 33",
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          "name": "Art",
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        "stilus"
      ],
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          "stilus",
          "stilus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-γραφίς-grc-noun-JixtXrYh",
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        [
          "paintbrush",
          "paintbrush"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "7 6 62 6 7 7 6",
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          "name": "Tools",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 10 30 10 11 14 11",
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          "name": "Writing instruments",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "graving tool"
      ],
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          "graving",
          "graving"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embroidery needle"
      ],
      "id": "en-γραφίς-grc-noun-ys~EP2ww",
      "links": [
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "needle",
          "needle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "embroidery"
      ],
      "id": "en-γραφίς-grc-noun-HydsPXcG",
      "links": [
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 2 6 2 3 34 27",
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        {
          "_dis": "32 1 3 1 1 36 26",
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        {
          "_dis": "34 0 0 0 0 34 33",
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          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Art",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "paintings"
      ],
      "id": "en-γραφίς-grc-noun-Nop43bZh",
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          "painting",
          "painting"
        ]
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        "(in the plural) paintings"
      ],
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        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "17 3 6 3 4 19 48",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "34 0 0 0 0 34 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Art",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inscription plate"
      ],
      "id": "en-γραφίς-grc-noun-8Kr6qFzM",
      "links": [
        [
          "inscription",
          "inscription"
        ],
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) inscription plate"
      ],
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        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡra.pʰís/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡra.pʰís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡraˈpʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γραφίς"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίς",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Art",
    "grc:Tools",
    "grc:Writing instruments"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hupographís",
      "word": "ὑπογραφίς"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "ἡ γρᾰφῐ́ς",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ γρᾰφῐ́δες",
      "roman": "hai grăphĭ́des",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γρᾰφῐ́δος",
      "roman": "tês grăphĭ́dos",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δοιν",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́doin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δων",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́dōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γρᾰφῐ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi grăphĭ́dĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δοιν",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́doin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς γρᾰφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs grăphĭ́sĭ",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs grăphĭ́sĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γρᾰφῐ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn grăphĭ́dă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γρᾰφῐ́δᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s grăphĭ́dăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́ς",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δε",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γρᾰφῐ́δες",
      "roman": "grăphĭ́des",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "third"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γρᾰφί˘ς",
        "2": "γραφιδος",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stilus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stilus",
          "stilus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paintbrush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "paintbrush",
          "paintbrush"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "graving tool"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "graving",
          "graving"
        ],
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embroidery needle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "needle",
          "needle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "embroidery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "embroidery",
          "embroidery"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "paintings"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "painting",
          "painting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) paintings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Byzantine Greek"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inscription plate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inscription",
          "inscription"
        ],
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) inscription plate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡra.pʰís/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡra.pʰís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡraˈpʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɣraˈfis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γραφίς"
}

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