"κάλχη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κάλχη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kál.kʰɛː/, /ˈkal.çi/, /ˈkal.çi/, /kál.kʰɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkal.kʰe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkal.çi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkal.çi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkal.çi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A loan of unknown origin. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin. It cannot be decided whether the name of the mythological seer Κάλχας (Kálkhas) belongs here as well. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc|title=unknown}} unknown, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰ́λχη|κᾰ́λχης|f|first}} κᾰ́λχη • (kắlkhē) f (genitive κᾰ́λχης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́λχη|ης}} Forms: κᾰ́λχη [canonical], kắlkhē [romanization], κᾰ́λχης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κᾰ́λχη [nominative, singular], κᾰ́λχᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ κᾰ́λχαι [nominative, plural], τῆς κᾰ́λχης [genitive, singular], κᾰ́λχαιν [dual, genitive], κᾰλχῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κᾰ́λχῃ [dative, singular], κᾰ́λχαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κᾰ́λχαις [dative, plural], τὴν κᾰ́λχην [accusative, singular], κᾰ́λχᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́λχᾱς [accusative, plural], κᾰ́λχη [singular, vocative], κᾰ́λχᾱ [dual, vocative], κᾰ́λχαι [plural, vocative], χᾰ́λκη [alternative]
  1. purple-fish (Hexaplex trunculus) Synonyms: πορφῠ́ρᾱ
    Sense id: en-κάλχη-grc-noun-CtfXGc1m Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Composites Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 17 20 29 Disambiguation of Composites: 15 37 15 34
  2. purple dye obtained from it
    Sense id: en-κάλχη-grc-noun-ViHno1Ge Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Composites Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 17 20 29 Disambiguation of Composites: 15 37 15 34
  3. (architecture) rosette on the capitals of columns
    Sense id: en-κάλχη-grc-noun-QPjsDgWj Categories (other): Architecture, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Composites Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 17 20 29 Disambiguation of Composites: 15 37 15 34 Topics: architecture
  4. crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria) Synonyms: βούφθᾰλμον, χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον, χᾰ́λκᾰνθον, χᾰλκᾰ́ς, χᾰλκῖτῐς, χρῡσᾰ́νθεμον
    Sense id: en-κάλχη-grc-noun-iY98p9C3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Composites, Gastropods Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 16 44 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 17 20 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 14 4 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 13 10 53 Disambiguation of Composites: 15 37 15 34 Disambiguation of Gastropods: 36 10 8 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κᾰλχαίνω (kălkhaínō), κᾰ́λχῐον (kắlkhĭon), κῠνοχᾰ́λκη (kŭnokhắlkē), χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον (khălkắnthemon), χᾰλκᾰ́νθον (khălkắnthon), χᾰλκᾰ́ς (khălkắs), χᾰλκῖτῐς (khălkîtĭs)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kălkhaínō",
      "word": "κᾰλχαίνω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kắlkhĭon",
      "word": "κᾰ́λχῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭnokhắlkē",
      "word": "κῠνοχᾰ́λκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khălkắnthemon",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khălkắnthon",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khălkắs",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́ς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "khălkîtĭs",
      "word": "χᾰλκῖτῐς"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A loan of unknown origin. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin. It cannot be decided whether the name of the mythological seer Κάλχας (Kálkhas) belongs here as well.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kắlkhē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ κᾰ́λχη",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "αἱ κᾰ́λχαι",
      "roman": "hai kắlkhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς κᾰ́λχης",
      "roman": "tês kắlkhēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχαιν",
      "roman": "kắlkhain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλχῶν",
      "roman": "kălkhôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κᾰ́λχῃ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχαιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κᾰ́λχαις",
      "roman": "taîs kắlkhais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κᾰ́λχην",
      "roman": "tḕn kắlkhēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
      "roman": "kắlkhā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́λχᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kắlkhās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχη",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κᾰ́λχαι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "khắlkē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "κᾰ́λχη • (kắlkhē) f (genitive κᾰ́λχης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́λχη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 20 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 37 15 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "purple-fish (Hexaplex trunculus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλχη-grc-noun-CtfXGc1m",
      "links": [
        [
          "purple-fish",
          "purple-fish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "πορφῠ́ρᾱ"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "33 17 20 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 37 15 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purple dye obtained from it"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλχη-grc-noun-ViHno1Ge",
      "links": [
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "dye",
          "dye"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Architecture",
          "orig": "grc:Architecture",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 20 29",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 37 15 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rosette on the capitals of columns"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλχη-grc-noun-QPjsDgWj",
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "rosette",
          "rosette"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) rosette on the capitals of columns"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 13 16 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 17 20 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 14 4 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 13 10 53",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 10 8 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Gastropods",
          "orig": "grc:Gastropods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάλχη-grc-noun-iY98p9C3",
      "links": [
        [
          "crown daisy",
          "crown daisy"
        ],
        [
          "Glebionis coronaria",
          "Glebionis coronaria#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "βούφθᾰλμον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰ́λκᾰνθον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκῖτῐς"
        },
        {
          "word": "χρῡσᾰ́νθεμον"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kál.kʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kál.kʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.kʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάλχη"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-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 paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Composites",
    "grc:Gastropods"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kălkhaínō",
      "word": "κᾰλχαίνω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kắlkhĭon",
      "word": "κᾰ́λχῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭnokhắlkē",
      "word": "κῠνοχᾰ́λκη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khălkắnthemon",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khălkắnthon",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khălkắs",
      "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́ς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khălkîtĭs",
      "word": "χᾰλκῖτῐς"
    }
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A loan of unknown origin. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin. It cannot be decided whether the name of the mythological seer Κάλχας (Kálkhas) belongs here as well.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "κᾰ́λχη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kắlkhē",
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        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
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      "form": "First declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ κᾰ́λχη",
      "roman": "hē kắlkhē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
      "roman": "kắlkhā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "αἱ κᾰ́λχαι",
      "roman": "hai kắlkhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς κᾰ́λχης",
      "roman": "tês kắlkhēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχαιν",
      "roman": "kắlkhain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰλχῶν",
      "roman": "kălkhôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κᾰ́λχῃ",
      "roman": "têi kắlkhēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχαιν",
      "roman": "kắlkhain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κᾰ́λχαις",
      "roman": "taîs kắlkhais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κᾰ́λχην",
      "roman": "tḕn kắlkhēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
      "roman": "kắlkhā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́λχᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kắlkhās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχη",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχᾱ",
      "roman": "kắlkhā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κᾰ́λχαι",
      "roman": "kắlkhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "khắlkē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "κᾰ́λχη • (kắlkhē) f (genitive κᾰ́λχης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́λχη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purple-fish (Hexaplex trunculus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purple-fish",
          "purple-fish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "πορφῠ́ρᾱ"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purple dye obtained from it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "dye",
          "dye"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rosette on the capitals of columns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "rosette",
          "rosette"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "column",
          "column"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) rosette on the capitals of columns"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crown daisy",
          "crown daisy"
        ],
        [
          "Glebionis coronaria",
          "Glebionis coronaria#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "βούφθᾰλμον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰ́λκᾰνθον"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκᾰ́ς"
        },
        {
          "word": "χᾰλκῖτῐς"
        },
        {
          "word": "χρῡσᾰ́νθεμον"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kál.kʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kál.kʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.kʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkal.çi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάλχη"
}

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