"καλύπτρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See καλύπτρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.lýp.traː/, /kaˈlyp.tra/, /kaˈlip.tra/, /ka.lýp.traː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kaˈlyp.tra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /kaˈlyp.tra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /kaˈlyp.tra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /kaˈlip.tra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κᾰλῠ́πτω (kălŭ́ptō, “to cover”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς|f|first|head=κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ}} κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ • (kălŭ́ptrā) f (genitive κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ|κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς|form=F}} Forms: κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [canonical], kălŭ́ptrā [romanization], κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ κᾰλῠ́πτραι [nominative, plural], τῆς κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν κᾰλῠ́πτραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κᾰλῠπτρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κᾰλῠ́πτρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κᾰλῠ́πτραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κᾰλῠ́πτραις [dative, plural], τὴν κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱς [accusative, plural], κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [singular, vocative], κᾰλῠ́πτρᾱ [dual, vocative], κᾰλῠ́πτραι [plural, vocative]
  1. veil, headdress Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-καλύπτρα-grc-noun-sfkkAfhl Disambiguation of Headwear: 35 35 21 7 1
  2. veil, headdress
    bride’s veil
    Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-καλύπτρα-grc-noun-HPUc3xSh Disambiguation of Headwear: 35 35 21 7 1
  3. land given to queens as “veil-money” (money given to Oriental queens for their small expenses. See also ζώνη (zṓnē)) Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-καλύπτρα-grc-noun-1ybrS~V2 Disambiguation of Headwear: 35 35 21 7 1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 50 27 3 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 18 18 42 16 6
  4. cover, lid
    Sense id: en-καλύπτρα-grc-noun-kgfLYh1E
  5. seed capsule
    Sense id: en-καλύπτρα-grc-noun-n9OnvUME
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κᾰλῠ́πτρη (kălŭ́ptrē) [Ionic]
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        {
          "text": "117 CE – 181 CE, Aelius Aristides, Orations 19.4"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "land given to queens as “veil-money” (money given to Oriental queens for their small expenses. See also ζώνη (zṓnē))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ],
        [
          "ζώνη",
          "ζώνη#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 4.64"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cover, lid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Geoponica 11.11.2"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed capsule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "capsule",
          "capsule"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.lýp.traː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlyp.tra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlip.tra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.lýp.traː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlyp.tra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlyp.tra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlyp.tra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlip.tra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kălŭ́ptrē",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "κᾰλῠ́πτρη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καλύπτρα"
}

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