"κέρχνος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kér.kʰnos/, /ˈcer.xnos/, /ˈcer.xnos/, /kér.kʰnos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈker.kʰnos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcer.xnos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcer.xnos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈcer.xnos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, like Latin hirriō (“I snarl”) and English yarr. Alternatively of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|grc|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|la|hirriō||I snarl}} Latin hirriō (“I snarl”), {{cog|en|yarr}} English yarr, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κέρχνου|m|second}} κέρχνος • (kérkhnos) m (genitive κέρχνου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κέρχνος|ου}} Forms: kérkhnos [romanization], κέρχνου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κέρχνος [nominative, singular], τὼ κέρχνω [dual, nominative], οἱ κέρχνοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κέρχνου [genitive, singular], τοῖν κέρχνοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κέρχνων [genitive, plural], τῷ κέρχνῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κέρχνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κέρχνοις [dative, plural], τὸν κέρχνον [accusative, singular], τὼ κέρχνω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κέρχνους [accusative, plural], κέρχνε [singular, vocative], κέρχνω [dual, vocative], κέρχνοι [plural, vocative]
  1. rough excrescence
    Sense id: en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-kVA~3s3y Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 40 40 20 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 36 43 21
  2. hoarseness, roughness of the throat
    Sense id: en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-A8MTI0G1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek onomatopoeias, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 47 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 40 40 20 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek onomatopoeias: 26 54 20 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 36 43 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 54 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 81 9
  3. silver dust
    Sense id: en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-v1EHqRcE Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 40 40 20 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 36 43 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: αἱμόκερχνον (haimókerkhnon), ἄκερχνος (ákerkhnos), κερχαλέος (kerkhaléos), κερχνασμός (kerkhnasmós), κερχνόομαι (kerkhnóomai), κερχνόω (kerkhnóō), κερχνώδης (kerkhnṓdēs), κερχνώματα (kerkhnṓmata), κερχνωτός (kerkhnōtós)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "haimókerkhnon",
      "word": "αἱμόκερχνον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ákerkhnos",
      "word": "ἄκερχνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhaléos",
      "word": "κερχαλέος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnasmós",
      "word": "κερχνασμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnóomai",
      "word": "κερχνόομαι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnóō",
      "word": "κερχνόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnṓdēs",
      "word": "κερχνώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnṓmata",
      "word": "κερχνώματα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kerkhnōtós",
      "word": "κερχνωτός"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "hirriō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I snarl"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English yarr",
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    },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, like Latin hirriō (“I snarl”) and English yarr. Alternatively of Pre-Greek origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kérkhnos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κέρχνος",
      "roman": "ho kérkhnos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κέρχνω",
      "roman": "tṑ kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κέρχνοι",
      "roman": "hoi kérkhnoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κέρχνου",
      "roman": "toû kérkhnou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κέρχνοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kérkhnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κέρχνων",
      "roman": "tôn kérkhnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κέρχνῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kérkhnōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κέρχνοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kérkhnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κέρχνοις",
      "roman": "toîs kérkhnois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κέρχνον",
      "roman": "tòn kérkhnon",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κέρχνω",
      "roman": "tṑ kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κέρχνους",
      "roman": "toùs kérkhnous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνε",
      "roman": "kérkhne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνω",
      "roman": "kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνοι",
      "roman": "kérkhnoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κέρχνου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "κέρχνος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "40 40 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 43 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "rough excrescence"
      ],
      "id": "en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-kVA~3s3y",
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        [
          "excrescence",
          "excrescence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 40 20",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "26 54 20",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 43 21",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 54 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 81 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hoarseness, roughness of the throat"
      ],
      "id": "en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-A8MTI0G1",
      "links": [
        [
          "hoarseness",
          "hoarseness"
        ],
        [
          "roughness",
          "roughness"
        ],
        [
          "throat",
          "throat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 40 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 43 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "silver dust"
      ],
      "id": "en-κέρχνος-grc-noun-v1EHqRcE",
      "links": [
        [
          "silver",
          "silver"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kér.kʰnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kér.kʰnos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈker.kʰnos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κέρχνος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek onomatopoeias",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "haimókerkhnon",
      "word": "αἱμόκερχνον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ákerkhnos",
      "word": "ἄκερχνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhaléos",
      "word": "κερχαλέος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnasmós",
      "word": "κερχνασμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnóomai",
      "word": "κερχνόομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnóō",
      "word": "κερχνόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnṓdēs",
      "word": "κερχνώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnṓmata",
      "word": "κερχνώματα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kerkhnōtós",
      "word": "κερχνωτός"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "onomatopoeic",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "hirriō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I snarl"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hirriō (“I snarl”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English yarr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, perhaps of onomatopoeic origin, like Latin hirriō (“I snarl”) and English yarr. Alternatively of Pre-Greek origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kérkhnos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κέρχνος",
      "roman": "ho kérkhnos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κέρχνω",
      "roman": "tṑ kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κέρχνοι",
      "roman": "hoi kérkhnoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κέρχνου",
      "roman": "toû kérkhnou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κέρχνοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kérkhnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κέρχνων",
      "roman": "tôn kérkhnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κέρχνῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kérkhnōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κέρχνοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kérkhnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κέρχνοις",
      "roman": "toîs kérkhnois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κέρχνον",
      "roman": "tòn kérkhnon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κέρχνω",
      "roman": "tṑ kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κέρχνους",
      "roman": "toùs kérkhnous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνε",
      "roman": "kérkhne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνω",
      "roman": "kérkhnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κέρχνοι",
      "roman": "kérkhnoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κέρχνου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "κέρχνος",
        "2": "ου"
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rough excrescence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excrescence",
          "excrescence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hoarseness, roughness of the throat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hoarseness",
          "hoarseness"
        ],
        [
          "roughness",
          "roughness"
        ],
        [
          "throat",
          "throat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "silver dust"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "silver",
          "silver"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kér.kʰnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kér.kʰnos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈker.kʰnos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcer.xnos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κέρχνος"
}

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