"κάρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κάρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ká.raː/, /ˈka.ra/, /ˈka.ra/, /ká.raː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈka.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈka.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈka.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *kárahə, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- (“top of the head/skull”), from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn, top”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*kárahə}} Proto-Hellenic *kárahə, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*ḱérh₂sō|*ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-|top of the head/skull}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n- (“top of the head/skull”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰ́ρᾱτος|n|third|head=κᾰ́ρᾱ}} κᾰ́ρᾱ • (kắrā) n (genitive κᾰ́ρᾱτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́ρᾱ|κᾰ́ρᾱτος|form=N}} Forms: κᾰ́ρᾱ [canonical], kắrā [romanization], κᾰ́ρᾱτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ κᾰ́ρᾱ [nominative, singular], κᾰ́ρᾱτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ κᾰ́ρᾱτος [genitive, singular], κᾰρᾱ́τοιν [dual, genitive], κᾰρᾱ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ κᾰ́ρᾱτῐ [dative, singular], κᾰρᾱ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κᾰ́ρᾱσῐ [dative, plural], κᾰ́ρᾱσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kắrāsĭ [dative, plural], toîs kắrāsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ κᾰ́ρᾱ [accusative, singular], κᾰ́ρᾱτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ [accusative, plural], κᾰ́ρᾱ [singular, vocative], κᾰ́ρᾱτε [dual, vocative], κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ [plural, vocative], κάρη [alternative]
  1. head, face
    Sense id: en-κάρα-grc-noun-19uG9j~Z Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 38 27 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  2. the head or top of anything, as of a mountain
    Sense id: en-κάρα-grc-noun-JVMxolRE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 38 27 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  3. person
    Sense id: en-κάρα-grc-noun-OKgeh-eW 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: 38 27 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 15 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: κρᾱνίον (krāníon) (english: upper part of the head, skull), κάρηνον (kárēnon) (english: head; mountain top)
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "la-vul",
            "2": "cara",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "head"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vulgar Latin: cara",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Vulgar Latin: cara (see there for further descendants)"
    }
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "toîs kắrāsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kắrāsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ kắrātă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κάρη",
      "roman": "kárē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "third",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "κᾰ́ρᾱ",
        "2": "κᾰ́ρᾱτος",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
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      "roman": "krāníon",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "head; mountain top",
      "roman": "kárēnon",
      "word": "κάρηνον"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "38 27 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "top",
          "top"
        ],
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          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "38 27 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 15 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάρα-grc-noun-OKgeh-eW",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.raː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.raː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάρα"
}
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    "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 paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "κᾰρᾱ́τοιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῷ κᾰ́ρᾱτῐ",
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        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "κᾰ́ρᾱσῐν",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "toîs kắrāsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kắrāsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ κᾰ́ρᾱ",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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        "dual"
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "κᾰ́ρᾱτᾰ",
      "roman": "kắrātă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κάρη",
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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      "name": "grc-noun"
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        "1": "κᾰ́ρᾱ",
        "2": "κᾰ́ρᾱτος",
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "upper part of the head, skull",
      "roman": "krāníon",
      "word": "κρᾱνίον"
    },
    {
      "english": "head; mountain top",
      "roman": "kárēnon",
      "word": "κάρηνον"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "head, face"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the head or top of anything, as of a mountain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "mountain",
          "mountain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.raː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ká.raː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάρα"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ancient Greek dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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