"κύανος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ký.a.nos/, /ˈcy.a.nos/, /ˈci.a.nos/, /ký.a.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈky.a.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcy.a.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcy.a.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.a.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, probably from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), itself of unknown origin, possibly Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*ḱwey-}}, {{dercat|grc|ine-ana}}, {{der|grc|hit|t=precious stone, copper, blue|tr=kuwannan-}} Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), {{unk|grc|nocap=1}} unknown, {{der|grc|sux|𒆬𒆪|tr=ku₃-an|ts=kù.an}} Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κῠᾰ́νου|m|second|head=κῠ́ᾰνος}} κῠ́ᾰνος • (kŭ́ănos) m (genitive κῠᾰ́νου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῠ́ᾰνος|ου}} Forms: κῠ́ᾰνος [canonical], kŭ́ănos [romanization], κῠᾰ́νου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κῠ́ᾰνος [nominative, singular], κῠᾰ́νω [dual, nominative], οἱ κῠ́ᾰνοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κῠᾰ́νου [genitive, singular], κῠᾰ́νοιν [dual, genitive], κῠᾰ́νων [genitive, plural], τῷ κῠᾰ́νῳ [dative, singular], κῠᾰ́νοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κῠᾰ́νοις [dative, plural], τὸν κῠ́ᾰνον [accusative, singular], κῠᾰ́νω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κῠᾰ́νους [accusative, plural], κῠ́ᾰνε [singular, vocative], κῠᾰ́νω [dual, vocative], κῠ́ᾰνοι [plural, vocative]
  1. dark blue enamel, especially used to adorn armour
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-1OeB6c39 Categories (other): Colors, Composites Disambiguation of Colors: 26 25 7 15 7 11 9 Disambiguation of Composites: 21 23 12 16 5 18 5
  2. (mineralogy) lapis lazuli
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-scCHeH1H Categories (other): Mineralogy, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Colors, Composites Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 17 3 15 29 2 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 10 30 16 5 13 23 3 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 10 30 16 5 13 23 3 Disambiguation of Colors: 26 25 7 15 7 11 9 Disambiguation of Composites: 21 23 12 16 5 18 5 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (mineralogy) azurite
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-nXUixFQS Categories (other): Mineralogy, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Composites Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 17 3 15 29 2 Disambiguation of Composites: 21 23 12 16 5 18 5 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. blue copper carbonate
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-7qpX-zlv Categories (other): Colors, Composites Disambiguation of Colors: 26 25 7 15 7 11 9 Disambiguation of Composites: 21 23 12 16 5 18 5
  5. cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-GyOkBrM1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 17 3 15 29 2
  6. blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-yMl0798W Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Colors, Composites, Perching birds Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 26 17 3 15 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 12 12 2 23 46 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 17 19 2 19 39 1 Disambiguation of Colors: 26 25 7 15 7 11 9 Disambiguation of Composites: 21 23 12 16 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Perching birds: 4 17 16 3 16 41 2
  7. (feminine) blue or a shade of blue Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-κύανος-grc-noun-HpKzzbxY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κῠᾰ́ναιγῐς (kŭắnaigĭs), κῠᾰνᾰ́μπῠξ (kŭănắmpŭx), κῠᾰνᾰνθής (kŭănănthḗs), κῠᾰναυγής (kŭănaugḗs), κῠᾰναῦλᾰξ (kŭănaûlăx), κῠᾰνέμβολος (kŭănémbolos), κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos), κῠᾰνέω (kŭănéō), κῠᾰνῐ́ζω (kŭănĭ́zō), κῠᾰνῖτῐς (kŭănîtĭs), κῠᾰνοβενθής (kŭănobenthḗs), κῠᾰνοβλέφᾰρος (kŭănobléphăros), κῠᾰνοειδής (kŭănoeidḗs), κῠᾰνοκρήδεμνος (kŭănokrḗdemnos), κῠᾰνόπεζᾰ (kŭănópeză), κῠᾰνόπεπλος (kŭănópeplos), κῠᾰνοπλόκᾰμος (kŭănoplókămos), κῠᾰνόπλοκος (kŭănóplokos), κῠᾰνόπρῳρος (kŭănóprōiros), κῠᾰνόπτερος (kŭănópteros), κῠᾰνοπτέρῠξ (kŭănoptérŭx), κῠᾰνόστολος (kŭănóstolos), κῠᾰ́νοφρῠς (kŭắnophrŭs), κῠᾰνοχαίτης (kŭănokhaítēs), κῠᾰνόχροος (kŭănókhroos), κῠᾰνώπης (kŭănṓpēs), κῠᾰνωπός (kŭănōpós), κῠᾰ́νωσῐς (kŭắnōsĭs)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭắnaigĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́ναιγῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănắmpŭx",
      "word": "κῠᾰνᾰ́μπῠξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănănthḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνᾰνθής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănaugḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰναυγής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănaûlăx",
      "word": "κῠᾰναῦλᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănémbolos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνέμβολος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭắneos",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νεος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănéō",
      "word": "κῠᾰνέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănĭ́zō",
      "word": "κῠᾰνῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănîtĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνῖτῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănobenthḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοβενθής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănobléphăros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοβλέφᾰρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănoeidḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănokrḗdemnos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοκρήδεμνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănópeză",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπεζᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănópeplos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπεπλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănoplókămos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοπλόκᾰμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănóplokos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπλοκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănóprōiros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπρῳρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănópteros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănoptérŭx",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοπτέρῠξ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănóstolos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόστολος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭắnophrŭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νοφρῠς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănokhaítēs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοχαίτης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănókhroos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόχροος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănṓpēs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνώπης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭănōpós",
      "word": "κῠᾰνωπός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kŭắnōsĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νωσῐς"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κυανός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: κυανός (kyanós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: κυανός (kyanós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "cyaan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: cyaan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: cyaan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cyan",
            "3": "cyano-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: cyan, cyano-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: cyan, cyano-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "cyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: cyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: cyan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Zyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Zyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Zyan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ciano",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ciano",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ciano"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "cȳanos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: cȳanos, cȳanus\nSpanish: aciano",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: cȳanos, cȳanus\nSpanish: aciano"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "كیانوس",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kiyānus"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: كیانوس (kiyānus)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: كیانوس (kiyānus)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "kiyanus",
            "inh": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "> Turkish: kiyanus (inherited)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "> Turkish: kiyanus (inherited)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "cyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: cyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: cyan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱwey-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-ana"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hit",
        "t": "precious stone, copper, blue",
        "tr": "kuwannan-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sux",
        "3": "𒆬𒆪",
        "tr": "ku₃-an",
        "ts": "kù.an"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, probably from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), itself of unknown origin, possibly Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kŭ́ănos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νου",
      "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 κῠ́ᾰνος",
      "roman": "ho kŭ́ănos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κῠ́ᾰνοι",
      "roman": "hoi kŭ́ănoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κῠᾰ́νου",
      "roman": "toû kŭắnou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "kŭắnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "kŭắnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κῠᾰ́νῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kŭắnōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "kŭắnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κῠᾰ́νοις",
      "roman": "toîs kŭắnois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κῠ́ᾰνον",
      "roman": "tòn kŭ́ănon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κῠᾰ́νους",
      "roman": "toùs kŭắnous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνε",
      "roman": "kŭ́ăne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνοι",
      "roman": "kŭ́ănoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῠᾰ́νου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "κῠ́ᾰνος"
      },
      "expansion": "κῠ́ᾰνος • (kŭ́ănos) m (genitive κῠᾰ́νου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῠ́ᾰνος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 25 7 15 7 11 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 12 16 5 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dark blue enamel, especially used to adorn armour"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-1OeB6c39",
      "links": [
        [
          "dark blue",
          "dark blue"
        ],
        [
          "enamel",
          "enamel"
        ],
        [
          "armour",
          "armour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mineralogy",
          "orig": "grc:Mineralogy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 26 17 3 15 29 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 16 5 13 23 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 30 16 5 13 23 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 25 7 15 7 11 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 12 16 5 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lapis lazuli"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-scCHeH1H",
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "lapis lazuli",
          "lapis lazuli"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) lapis lazuli"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mineralogy",
          "orig": "grc:Mineralogy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 26 17 3 15 29 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 12 16 5 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "azurite"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-nXUixFQS",
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "azurite",
          "azurite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) azurite"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 25 7 15 7 11 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 12 16 5 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blue copper carbonate"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-7qpX-zlv",
      "links": [
        [
          "copper",
          "copper"
        ],
        [
          "carbonate",
          "carbonate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 26 17 3 15 29 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-GyOkBrM1",
      "links": [
        [
          "cornflower",
          "cornflower"
        ],
        [
          "Centaurea cyanus",
          "Centaurea cyanus#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 26 17 3 15 29 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 12 12 2 23 46 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 17 19 2 19 39 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 25 7 15 7 11 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 23 12 16 5 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Composites",
          "orig": "grc:Composites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 17 16 3 16 41 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Perching birds",
          "orig": "grc:Perching birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-yMl0798W",
      "links": [
        [
          "blue rock thrush",
          "blue rock thrush"
        ],
        [
          "Monticola solitarius",
          "Monticola solitarius#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blue or a shade of blue"
      ],
      "id": "en-κύανος-grc-noun-HpKzzbxY",
      "links": [
        [
          "blue",
          "blue"
        ],
        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(feminine) blue or a shade of blue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.a.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.a.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.a.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κύανος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-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 proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Anatolian languages",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Hittite",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Sumerian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱwey-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for native script for Hittite terms",
    "grc:Colors",
    "grc:Composites",
    "grc:Perching birds"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kŭắnaigĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́ναιγῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănắmpŭx",
      "word": "κῠᾰνᾰ́μπῠξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănănthḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνᾰνθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănaugḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰναυγής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănaûlăx",
      "word": "κῠᾰναῦλᾰξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănémbolos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνέμβολος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭắneos",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νεος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănéō",
      "word": "κῠᾰνέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănĭ́zō",
      "word": "κῠᾰνῐ́ζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănîtĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνῖτῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănobenthḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοβενθής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănobléphăros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοβλέφᾰρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănoeidḗs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănokrḗdemnos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοκρήδεμνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănópeză",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπεζᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănópeplos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπεπλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănoplókămos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοπλόκᾰμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănóplokos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπλοκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănóprōiros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπρῳρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănópteros",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănoptérŭx",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοπτέρῠξ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănóstolos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόστολος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭắnophrŭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νοφρῠς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănokhaítēs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνοχαίτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănókhroos",
      "word": "κῠᾰνόχροος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănṓpēs",
      "word": "κῠᾰνώπης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭănōpós",
      "word": "κῠᾰνωπός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kŭắnōsĭs",
      "word": "κῠᾰ́νωσῐς"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κυανός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: κυανός (kyanós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: κυανός (kyanós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "cyaan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: cyaan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: cyaan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cyan",
            "3": "cyano-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: cyan, cyano-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: cyan, cyano-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "cyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: cyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: cyan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Zyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Zyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Zyan"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ciano",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ciano",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ciano"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "cȳanos",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: cȳanos, cȳanus\nSpanish: aciano",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: cȳanos, cȳanus\nSpanish: aciano"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "كیانوس",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "kiyānus"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: كیانوس (kiyānus)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: كیانوس (kiyānus)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "kiyanus",
            "inh": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "> Turkish: kiyanus (inherited)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "> Turkish: kiyanus (inherited)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "cyan",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: cyan",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: cyan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱwey-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-ana"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "hit",
        "t": "precious stone, copper, blue",
        "tr": "kuwannan-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "sux",
        "3": "𒆬𒆪",
        "tr": "ku₃-an",
        "ts": "kù.an"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "According to Beekes, probably from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”), itself of unknown origin, possibly Sumerian 𒆬𒆪 (ku₃-an /⁠kù.an⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kŭ́ănos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νου",
      "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 κῠ́ᾰνος",
      "roman": "ho kŭ́ănos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κῠ́ᾰνοι",
      "roman": "hoi kŭ́ănoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κῠᾰ́νου",
      "roman": "toû kŭắnou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "kŭắnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νων",
      "roman": "kŭắnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κῠᾰ́νῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kŭắnōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νοιν",
      "roman": "kŭắnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κῠᾰ́νοις",
      "roman": "toîs kŭắnois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κῠ́ᾰνον",
      "roman": "tòn kŭ́ănon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κῠᾰ́νους",
      "roman": "toùs kŭắnous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνε",
      "roman": "kŭ́ăne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠᾰ́νω",
      "roman": "kŭắnō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῠ́ᾰνοι",
      "roman": "kŭ́ănoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῠᾰ́νου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "κῠ́ᾰνος"
      },
      "expansion": "κῠ́ᾰνος • (kŭ́ănos) m (genitive κῠᾰ́νου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῠ́ᾰνος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dark blue enamel, especially used to adorn armour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dark blue",
          "dark blue"
        ],
        [
          "enamel",
          "enamel"
        ],
        [
          "armour",
          "armour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Mineralogy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lapis lazuli"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "lapis lazuli",
          "lapis lazuli"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) lapis lazuli"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Mineralogy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "azurite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "azurite",
          "azurite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) azurite"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blue copper carbonate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "copper",
          "copper"
        ],
        [
          "carbonate",
          "carbonate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cornflower",
          "cornflower"
        ],
        [
          "Centaurea cyanus",
          "Centaurea cyanus#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blue rock thrush",
          "blue rock thrush"
        ],
        [
          "Monticola solitarius",
          "Monticola solitarius#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blue or a shade of blue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blue",
          "blue"
        ],
        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(feminine) blue or a shade of blue"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.a.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.a.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.a.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.a.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.a.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κύανος"
}

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