"γόργυρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɡór.ɡyː.ra/, /ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/, /ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/, /ɡór.ɡyː.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈɡor.ɡy.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, definitely from Pre-Greek, but compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”) and Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”). Compare also κορκόδρυα (korkódrua, “drain”) and κορχυρέα (korkhuréa, “subterranean drain”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|sa|गर्गर||whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar|tr=gárgara}} Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”), {{cog|la|gurges||whirlpool, eddy}} Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γόργῡρα|γοργῡ́ρᾱς|f|first}} γόργῡρα • (górgūra) f (genitive γοργῡ́ρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γόργῡρᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: γόργῡρα [canonical], górgūra [romanization], γοργῡ́ρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ γόργῡρᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ γόργῡραι [nominative, plural], τῆς γοργῡ́ρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γοργῡρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ γοργῡ́ρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς γοργῡ́ραις [dative, plural], τὴν γόργῡρᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς γοργῡ́ρᾱς [accusative, plural], γόργῡρᾰ [singular, vocative], γοργῡ́ρᾱ [dual, vocative], γόργῡραι [plural, vocative]
  1. underground sewer or drain
    Sense id: en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-OMSHGTx9
  2. underground prison, dungeon, jail
    Sense id: en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-4yD~QGtf
  3. ewer, water jug Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-KDha4D6u Disambiguation of Containers: 7 7 86 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: 10 11 79 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 7 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: γέργυρα (gérgura), γοργύρη (gorgúrē) Derived forms: γοργύριον (gorgúrion)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gorgúrion",
      "word": "γοργύριον"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गर्गर",
        "3": "",
        "4": "whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar",
        "tr": "gárgara"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gurges",
        "3": "",
        "4": "whirlpool, eddy"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, definitely from Pre-Greek, but compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”) and Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”). Compare also κορκόδρυα (korkódrua, “drain”) and κορχυρέα (korkhuréa, “subterranean drain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "γόργῡρα",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "górgūra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ γόργῡρᾰ",
      "roman": "hē górgūră",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ γόργῡραι",
      "roman": "hai górgūrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês gorgū́rās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν",
      "roman": "toîn gorgū́rain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γοργῡρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn gorgūrôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γοργῡ́ρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi gorgū́rāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν",
      "roman": "toîn gorgū́rain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς γοργῡ́ραις",
      "roman": "taîs gorgū́rais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γόργῡρᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn górgūrăn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s gorgū́rās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γόργῡρᾰ",
      "roman": "górgūră",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γόργῡραι",
      "roman": "górgūrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "γόργῡρα",
        "2": "γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "γόργῡρα • (górgūra) f (genitive γοργῡ́ρᾱς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "γόργῡρᾰ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "underground sewer or drain"
      ],
      "id": "en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-OMSHGTx9",
      "links": [
        [
          "underground",
          "underground"
        ],
        [
          "sewer",
          "sewer"
        ],
        [
          "drain",
          "drain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "underground prison, dungeon, jail"
      ],
      "id": "en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-4yD~QGtf",
      "links": [
        [
          "underground",
          "underground"
        ],
        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ],
        [
          "dungeon",
          "dungeon"
        ],
        [
          "jail",
          "jail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "10 11 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 28 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 7 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 4 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 86",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "grc:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ewer, water jug"
      ],
      "id": "en-γόργυρα-grc-noun-KDha4D6u",
      "links": [
        [
          "ewer",
          "ewer"
        ],
        [
          "jug",
          "jug"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡór.ɡyː.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡór.ɡyː.ra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡor.ɡy.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gérgura",
      "word": "γέργυρα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "gorgúrē",
      "word": "γοργύρη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γόργυρα"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Containers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "gorgúrion",
      "word": "γοργύριον"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "गर्गर",
        "3": "",
        "4": "whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar",
        "tr": "gárgara"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "gurges",
        "3": "",
        "4": "whirlpool, eddy"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, definitely from Pre-Greek, but compare Sanskrit गर्गर (gárgara, “whirlpool, eddy, churn; water-jar”) and Latin gurges (“whirlpool, eddy”). Compare also κορκόδρυα (korkódrua, “drain”) and κορχυρέα (korkhuréa, “subterranean drain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "γόργῡρα",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "górgūra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ γόργῡρᾰ",
      "roman": "hē górgūră",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ γόργῡραι",
      "roman": "hai górgūrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês gorgū́rās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν",
      "roman": "toîn gorgū́rain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν γοργῡρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn gorgūrôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ γοργῡ́ρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi gorgū́rāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν γοργῡ́ραιν",
      "roman": "toîn gorgū́rain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς γοργῡ́ραις",
      "roman": "taîs gorgū́rais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν γόργῡρᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn górgūrăn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s gorgū́rās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γόργῡρᾰ",
      "roman": "górgūră",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γοργῡ́ρᾱ",
      "roman": "gorgū́rā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "γόργῡραι",
      "roman": "górgūrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γόργῡρα",
        "2": "γοργῡ́ρᾱς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "γόργῡρα • (górgūra) f (genitive γοργῡ́ρᾱς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "γόργῡρᾰ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "underground sewer or drain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "underground",
          "underground"
        ],
        [
          "sewer",
          "sewer"
        ],
        [
          "drain",
          "drain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "underground prison, dungeon, jail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "underground",
          "underground"
        ],
        [
          "prison",
          "prison"
        ],
        [
          "dungeon",
          "dungeon"
        ],
        [
          "jail",
          "jail"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ewer, water jug"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ewer",
          "ewer"
        ],
        [
          "jug",
          "jug"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡór.ɡyː.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡór.ɡyː.ra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡor.ɡy.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝy.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣor.ʝi.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gérgura",
      "word": "γέργυρα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gorgúrē",
      "word": "γοργύρη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γόργυρα"
}

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