"κῆτος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κῆτος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛ̂ː.tos/, /ˈci.tos/, /ˈci.tos/, /kɛ̂ː.tos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈke̝.tos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈci.tos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈci.tos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.tos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κήτους|n|third}} κῆτος • (kêtos) n (genitive κήτους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κῆτος|ους}} Forms: kêtos [romanization], κήτους [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ κῆτος [nominative, singular], τὼ κήτει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ κήτη [nominative, plural], τοῦ κήτους [genitive, singular], τοῖν κητοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν κητῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ κήτει [dative, singular], τοῖν κητοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς κήτεσῐ [dative, plural], κήτεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kḗtesi [dative, plural], toîs kḗtesin [dative, plural], τὸ κῆτος [accusative, singular], τὼ κήτει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ κήτη [accusative, plural], κῆτος [singular, vocative], κήτει [dual, vocative], κήτη [plural, vocative]
  1. whale, sea monster
    Sense id: en-κῆτος-grc-noun-AUrb0PVM
  2. whale, sea monster
    (astronomy) the constellation Cetus
    Categories (topical): Constellations
    Sense id: en-κῆτος-grc-noun-w3RxTDV0 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 78 11 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 22 65 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 11 80 9 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. abyss
    Sense id: en-κῆτος-grc-noun-DgYuTC7k

Inflected forms

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        }
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            "2": "ܩܐܛܐ",
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            "tr": "qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܩܐܛܐ (qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܩܐܛܐ (qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ (kētos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ (kētos)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "la",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: cētus"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "cet",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: cet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: cet"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "Cete",
            "2": "genus"
          },
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            "2": "Cete",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Cete, Cetacea",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Cete, Cetacea"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "կէտ",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: կէտ (kēt), կետոս (ketos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: կէտ (kēt), կետոս (ketos)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "կետ"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Armenian: կետ (ket)"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Church Slavonic: к҄итъ (kʹitŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: к҄итъ (kʹitŭ) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
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            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Old Georgian: ვეშაპკეტი (vešaṗḳeṭi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Old Georgian: ვეშაპკეტი (vešaṗḳeṭi)"
    }
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      "form": "kêtos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "form": "κήτους",
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        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class"
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "τῶν κητῶν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τῷ κήτει",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τοῖς κήτεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήτεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "toîs kḗtesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ κήτει",
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        "dual"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "κήτει",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήτη",
      "roman": "kḗtē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whale, sea monster"
      ],
      "id": "en-κῆτος-grc-noun-AUrb0PVM",
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          "whale",
          "whale"
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          "sea monster",
          "sea monster"
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          "name": "Constellations",
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            "Astronomy",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "22 65 13",
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          "_dis": "11 80 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "the constellation Cetus"
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          "whale"
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          "sea monster",
          "sea monster"
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        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
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        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
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          "Cetus",
          "Cetus"
        ]
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        "whale, sea monster",
        "(astronomy) the constellation Cetus"
      ],
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        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
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      "glosses": [
        "abyss"
      ],
      "id": "en-κῆτος-grc-noun-DgYuTC7k",
      "links": [
        [
          "abyss",
          "abyss"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈke̝.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κῆτος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)"
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Greek: κήτος (kítos)"
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            "2": "ܩܐܛܐ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܩܐܛܐ (qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܩܐܛܐ (qē(ʾ)ṭāʾ)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Latin: cētus"
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            "2": "cet",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: cet",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: cet"
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "Cete",
            "2": "genus"
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          "name": "taxlink"
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            "1": "mul",
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            "3": "Cetacea",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Cete, Cetacea",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Cete, Cetacea"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: կէտ (kēt), կետոս (ketos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: կէտ (kēt), կետոս (ketos)"
    },
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            "1": "hy",
            "2": "կետ"
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        }
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          "args": {
            "1": "cu",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Church Slavonic: к҄итъ (kʹitŭ) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ვეშაპკეტი",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Old Georgian: ვეშაპკეტი (vešaṗḳeṭi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Old Georgian: ვეშაპკეტი (vešaṗḳeṭi)"
    }
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      "form": "κήτους",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τὸ κῆτος",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τὼ κήτει",
      "roman": "tṑ kḗtei",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ κήτη",
      "roman": "tà kḗtē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κήτους",
      "roman": "toû kḗtous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κητοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kētoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κητῶν",
      "roman": "tôn kētôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κήτει",
      "roman": "tôi kḗtei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κητοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kētoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κήτεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήτεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗtesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kḗtesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ κῆτος",
      "roman": "tò kêtos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κήτει",
      "roman": "tṑ kḗtei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ κήτη",
      "roman": "tà kḗtē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κῆτος",
      "roman": "kêtos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήτει",
      "roman": "kḗtei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κήτη",
      "roman": "kḗtē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κήτους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "κῆτος • (kêtos) n (genitive κήτους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κῆτος",
        "2": "ους"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whale, sea monster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whale",
          "whale"
        ],
        [
          "sea monster",
          "sea monster"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Constellations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whale, sea monster",
        "the constellation Cetus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whale",
          "whale"
        ],
        [
          "sea monster",
          "sea monster"
        ],
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "Cetus",
          "Cetus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "whale, sea monster",
        "(astronomy) the constellation Cetus"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abyss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abyss",
          "abyss"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛ̂ː.tos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈke̝.tos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.tos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κῆτος"
}

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