"εἶρος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See εἶρος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /êː.ros/, /ˈi.ros/, /ˈi.ros/, /êː.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈi.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈi.ros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈi.ros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈi.ros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: This word ultimately continues *ϝέρϝος (*wérwos), possibly from the same root as Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”) ; compare Latin vervēx (“wether”) and ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*wr̥h₁ḗn||lamb}} Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”), {{cog|la|vervēx||wether}} Latin vervēx (“wether”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|εἴρεος|n|third}} εἶρος • (eîros) n (genitive εἴρεος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|εἶρος|εος}} Forms: eîros [romanization], εἴρεος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ εἶρος [nominative, singular], τὼ εἴρεε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ εἴρεος [genitive, singular], τοῖν εἰρέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν εἰρέων [genitive, plural], τῷ εἴρεῐ̈ [dative, singular], τοῖν εἰρέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς εἴρεσῐ [dative, plural], εἴρεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs eíresĭ [dative, plural], toîs eíresĭn [dative, plural], τὸ εἶρος [accusative, singular], τὼ εἴρεε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ [accusative, plural], εἶρος [singular, vocative], εἴρεε [dual, vocative], εἴρεᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. wool Categories (topical): Hair Categories (lifeform): Composites Synonyms: ἔρῐον
    Sense id: en-εἶρος-grc-noun-~rZyoubq Disambiguation of Hair: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Composites: 38 34 29 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 29
  2. cottonweed (Otanthus maritimus) Categories (topical): Hair Categories (lifeform): Composites Synonyms: γνᾰφᾰ́λλῐον
    Sense id: en-εἶρος-grc-noun-vD8NdtUq Disambiguation of Hair: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Composites: 38 34 29 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 29
  3. kind of fever Categories (topical): Diseases, Hair Categories (lifeform): Composites
    Sense id: en-εἶρος-grc-noun-DX90zg02 Disambiguation of Diseases: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Hair: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Composites: 38 34 29 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 34 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: εἰροκόμος (eirokómos), εἰροπόκος (eiropókos), εἰροπόνος (eiropónos), εἰροχᾰρής (eirokhărḗs), εὔειρος (eúeiros)
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eirokómos",
      "word": "εἰροκόμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eiropókos",
      "word": "εἰροπόκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eiropónos",
      "word": "εἰροπόνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eirokhărḗs",
      "word": "εἰροχᾰρής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "eúeiros",
      "word": "εὔειρος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wr̥h₁ḗn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "lamb"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vervēx",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wether"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "This word ultimately continues *ϝέρϝος (*wérwos), possibly from the same root as Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”) ; compare Latin vervēx (“wether”) and ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eîros",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ εἶρος",
      "roman": "tò eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ εἴρεε",
      "roman": "tṑ eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ εἴρεος",
      "roman": "toû eíreos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν εἰρέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn eiréoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν εἰρέων",
      "roman": "tôn eiréōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ εἴρεῐ̈",
      "roman": "tôi eíreĭ̈",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν εἰρέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn eiréoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς εἴρεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs eíresĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs eíresĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ εἶρος",
      "roman": "tò eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ εἴρεε",
      "roman": "tṑ eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ eíreă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἶρος",
      "roman": "eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεε",
      "roman": "eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεᾰ",
      "roman": "eíreă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "εἴρεος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "εἶρος • (eîros) n (genitive εἴρεος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "εἶρος",
        "2": "εος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [
            "Asterales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "grc:Hair",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wool"
      ],
      "id": "en-εἶρος-grc-noun-~rZyoubq",
      "links": [
        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἔρῐον"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [
            "Asterales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "grc:Hair",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cottonweed (Otanthus maritimus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-εἶρος-grc-noun-vD8NdtUq",
      "links": [
        [
          "cottonweed",
          "cottonweed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γνᾰφᾰ́λλῐον"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 34 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 29",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [
            "Asterales order plants",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 23 54",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Diseases",
          "orig": "grc:Diseases",
          "parents": [
            "Disease",
            "Health",
            "Body",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "grc:Hair",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kind of fever"
      ],
      "id": "en-εἶρος-grc-noun-DX90zg02",
      "links": [
        [
          "fever",
          "fever"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/êː.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/êː.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εἶρος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Composites",
    "grc:Diseases",
    "grc:Hair"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "eirokómos",
      "word": "εἰροκόμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eiropókos",
      "word": "εἰροπόκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eiropónos",
      "word": "εἰροπόνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eirokhărḗs",
      "word": "εἰροχᾰρής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eúeiros",
      "word": "εὔειρος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wr̥h₁ḗn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "lamb"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vervēx",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wether"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vervēx (“wether”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "This word ultimately continues *ϝέρϝος (*wérwos), possibly from the same root as Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”) ; compare Latin vervēx (“wether”) and ἀρήν (arḗn, “lamb”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eîros",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ εἶρος",
      "roman": "tò eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ εἴρεε",
      "roman": "tṑ eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ eíreă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ εἴρεος",
      "roman": "toû eíreos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν εἰρέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn eiréoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν εἰρέων",
      "roman": "tôn eiréōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ εἴρεῐ̈",
      "roman": "tôi eíreĭ̈",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν εἰρέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn eiréoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς εἴρεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs eíresĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs eíresĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ εἶρος",
      "roman": "tò eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ εἴρεε",
      "roman": "tṑ eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ εἴρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ eíreă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἶρος",
      "roman": "eîros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεε",
      "roman": "eíree",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴρεᾰ",
      "roman": "eíreă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "εἴρεος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "εἶρος • (eîros) n (genitive εἴρεος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "εἶρος",
        "2": "εος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wool"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wool",
          "wool"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ἔρῐον"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cottonweed (Otanthus maritimus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cottonweed",
          "cottonweed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "γνᾰφᾰ́λλῐον"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kind of fever"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fever",
          "fever"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/êː.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/êː.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εἶρος"
}

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