"κυψέλη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κυψέλη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kyp.sé.lɛː/, /cypˈse.li/, /cipˈse.li/, /kyp.sé.lɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kypˈse.le̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /cypˈse.li/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /cypˈse.li/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /cipˈse.li/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Not related to κύπη (kúpē, “kind of ship”), nor derived from κύπτω (kúptō, “to bend, stoop”). According to Beekes, clearly a Pre-Greek word, given the variant. Etymology templates: {{m|grc|κύπη||kind of ship}} κύπη (kúpē, “kind of ship”), {{m|grc|κύπτω||to bend, stoop}} κύπτω (kúptō, “to bend, stoop”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κῠψέλη|κῠψέλης|f|first}} κῠψέλη • (kupsélē) f (genitive κῠψέλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῠψέλη|κῠψέλης|form=F}} Forms: κῠψέλη [canonical], kupsélē [romanization], κῠψέλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κῠψέλη [nominative, singular], τὼ κῠψέλᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ κῠψέλαι [nominative, plural], τῆς κῠψέλης [genitive, singular], τοῖν κῠψέλαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κῠψελῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κῠψέλῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν κῠψέλαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κῠψέλαις [dative, plural], τὴν κῠψέλην [accusative, singular], τὼ κῠψέλᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κῠψέλᾱς [accusative, plural], κῠψέλη [singular, vocative], κῠψέλᾱ [dual, vocative], κῠψέλαι [plural, vocative]
  1. chest, box, any hollow vessel Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-κυψέλη-grc-noun-VVHG-DSP Disambiguation of Containers: 42 29 29 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 33 39 28
  2. beehive, hive Categories (topical): Beekeeping Synonyms: σίμβλος
    Sense id: en-κυψέλη-grc-noun-ifpNk~Qq Disambiguation of Beekeeping: 18 61 22 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 25 45 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 33 39 28
  3. (anatomy) hollow of the ear Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-κυψέλη-grc-noun-KZPgoJVr Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 33 39 28 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κῠψάλη (kupsálē) Derived forms: Κύψελος (Kúpselos), κῠψελόβῠστος (kupselóbustos), κῠψέλῐον (kupsélion), κῠψελῐ́ς (kupselís)

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      "ipa": "/kyp.sé.lɛː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/cypˈse.li/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/cipˈse.li/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "word": "κῠψάλη"
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}
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        ],
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) hollow of the ear"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kyp.sé.lɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cypˈse.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cipˈse.li/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kyp.sé.lɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kypˈse.le̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cypˈse.li/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cypˈse.li/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/cipˈse.li/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kupsálē",
      "word": "κῠψάλη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κυψέλη"
}

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