"κλεψύδρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κλεψύδρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klep.sý.draː/, /klepˈsy.ðra/, /klepˈsi.ðra/, /klep.sý.draː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /klepˈsy.dra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /klepˈsy.ðra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /klepˈsy.ðra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /klepˈsi.ðra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), literally “water thief”. Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|κλέπτω|ὕδωρ|lit=water thief|t1=steal|t2=water}} κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), literally “water thief” Head templates: {{grc-noun|κλεψῠ́δρᾱς|f|first|head=κλεψῠ́δρᾱ}} κλεψῠ́δρᾱ • (klepsúdrā) f (genitive κλεψῠ́δρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κλεψῠ́δρᾱ|κλεψῠ́δρᾱς}} Forms: κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [canonical], klepsúdrā [romanization], κλεψῠ́δρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ κλεψῠ́δραι [nominative, plural], τῆς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κλεψῠδρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κλεψῠ́δρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κλεψῠ́δραις [dative, plural], τὴν κλεψῠ́δρᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς [accusative, plural], κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [singular, vocative], κλεψῠ́δρᾱ [dual, vocative], κλεψῠ́δραι [plural, vocative]
  1. pipette
    Sense id: en-κλεψύδρα-grc-noun-43-Ci8aN
  2. water clock; clepsydra. The ancient form was similar to the pipette.
    Sense id: en-κλεψύδρα-grc-noun-0IzbVsGw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κλεψῠ́δρη (klepsúdrē) [Ionic]

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "clepsydra"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: clepsydra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: clepsydra"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "clepsydra"
          },
          "expansion": "English: clepsydra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: clepsydra"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κλέπτω",
        "3": "ὕδωρ",
        "lit": "water thief",
        "t1": "steal",
        "t2": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), literally “water thief”",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From κλέπτω (kléptō, “steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), literally “water thief”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klepsúdrā",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "hē klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ κλεψῠ́δραι",
      "roman": "hai klepsúdrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês klepsúdrās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν",
      "roman": "toîn klepsúdrain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κλεψῠδρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn klepsudrôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κλεψῠ́δρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi klepsúdrāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν",
      "roman": "toîn klepsúdrain",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κλεψῠ́δραις",
      "roman": "taîs klepsúdrais",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κλεψῠ́δρᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn klepsúdrān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ klepsúdrā",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s klepsúdrās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "klepsúdrai",
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        "vocative"
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        "3": "first",
        "head": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱ"
      },
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    }
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        "pipette"
      ],
      "id": "en-κλεψύδρα-grc-noun-43-Ci8aN",
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          "pipette"
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "water clock",
          "water clock"
        ],
        [
          "clepsydra",
          "clepsydra"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/klep.sý.draː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsi.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klep.sý.draː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.dra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsi.ðra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "klepsúdrē",
      "tags": [
        "Ionic"
      ],
      "word": "κλεψῠ́δρη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κλεψύδρα"
}
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    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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          },
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        }
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    }
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      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "hē klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ κλεψῠ́δραι",
      "roman": "hai klepsúdrai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês klepsúdrās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν",
      "roman": "toîn klepsúdrain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κλεψῠδρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn klepsudrôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κλεψῠ́δρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi klepsúdrāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κλεψῠ́δραιν",
      "roman": "toîn klepsúdrain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κλεψῠ́δραις",
      "roman": "taîs klepsúdrais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κλεψῠ́δρᾱν",
      "roman": "tḕn klepsúdrān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ klepsúdrā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κλεψῠ́δρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s klepsúdrās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κλεψῠ́δρᾱ",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κλεψῠ́δραι",
      "roman": "klepsúdrai",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/klep.sý.draː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsi.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klep.sý.draː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.dra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/klepˈsy.ðra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/klepˈsi.ðra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "roman": "klepsúdrē",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "κλεψῠ́δρη"
    }
  ],
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}

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