"λάχνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λάχνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lá.kʰnɛː/, /ˈla.xni/, /ˈla.xni/, /lá.kʰnɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈla.kʰne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈla.xni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈla.xni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈla.xni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From earlier *ϝλακσνά (wlaksná), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool”), like Latin vellus (“fleece”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-|id=wool}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₂welh₁-||hair, wool}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool”), {{cog|la|vellus||fleece}} Latin vellus (“fleece”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λάχνης|f|first}} λάχνη • (lákhnē) f (genitive λάχνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λάχνη|λάχνης|form=F}} Forms: lákhnē [romanization], λάχνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λάχνη [nominative, singular], τὼ λάχνᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λάχναι [nominative, plural], τῆς λάχνης [genitive, singular], τοῖν λάχναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λαχνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λάχνῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν λάχναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λάχναις [dative, plural], τὴν λάχνην [accusative, singular], τὼ λάχνᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λάχνᾱς [accusative, plural], λάχνη [singular, vocative], λάχνᾱ [dual, vocative], λάχναι [plural, vocative]
  1. soft, woolly hair, down, as of the first beard
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun-iw6T3hYM Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 8 21 13 18 19
  2. thin hair
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun-tuKJeA6V
  3. soft nap or pile on cloth
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun--gmRPbyP Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 8 21 13 18 19
  4. hair or fur of wild beasts
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun-10qYu5IZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 8 21 13 18 19
  5. (in the plural) the quills of the hedgehog Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun-kD1Jkirq Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 8 21 13 18 19
  6. leafage
    Sense id: en-λάχνη-grc-noun-brZDecBr Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 13 6 26 46 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 8 21 13 18 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 11 4 28 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 6 3 27 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λαχναῖος (lakhnaîos), λαχνήεις (lakhnḗeis), λαχνόγυιος (lakhnóguios), λαχνόομαι (lakhnóomai), λαχνώδης (lakhnṓdēs), λάχνωσις (lákhnōsis)
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      "word": "λαχνήεις"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ταῖς λάχναις",
      "roman": "taîs lákhnais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λάχνην",
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λάχνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s lákhnās",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "21 8 21 13 18 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "soft, woolly hair, down, as of the first beard"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
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          "down"
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    },
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        }
      ],
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        "soft nap or pile on cloth"
      ],
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        ]
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        }
      ],
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        "hair or fur of wild beasts"
      ],
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          "hair"
        ],
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        ],
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          "beast"
        ]
      ]
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the quills of the hedgehog"
      ],
      "id": "en-λάχνη-grc-noun-kD1Jkirq",
      "links": [
        [
          "quill",
          "quill"
        ],
        [
          "hedgehog",
          "hedgehog"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the quills of the hedgehog"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "2 2 11 4 28 54",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 6 3 27 61",
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      "links": [
        [
          "leafage",
          "leafage"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lá.kʰnɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lá.kʰnɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.kʰne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λάχνη"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (wool)",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "lakhnaîos",
      "word": "λαχναῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lakhnḗeis",
      "word": "λαχνήεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lakhnóguios",
      "word": "λαχνόγυιος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lakhnóomai",
      "word": "λαχνόομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lakhnṓdēs",
      "word": "λαχνώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lákhnōsis",
      "word": "λάχνωσις"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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      "form": "lákhnē",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "λάχνης",
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        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "First declension",
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λάχνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ lákhnā",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "αἱ λάχναι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῆς λάχνης",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν λάχναιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
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    {
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      "roman": "tôn lakhnôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λάχνῃ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν λάχναιν",
      "roman": "toîn lákhnain",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λάχναις",
      "roman": "taîs lákhnais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λάχνην",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ λάχνᾱ",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λάχνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s lákhnās",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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      "name": "grc-noun"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "soft, woolly hair, down, as of the first beard"
      ],
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          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "down",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "hair",
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soft nap or pile on cloth"
      ],
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        [
          "nap",
          "nap"
        ],
        [
          "pile",
          "pile"
        ],
        [
          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hair or fur of wild beasts"
      ],
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        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "fur",
          "fur"
        ],
        [
          "beast",
          "beast"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the quills of the hedgehog"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quill",
          "quill"
        ],
        [
          "hedgehog",
          "hedgehog"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the quills of the hedgehog"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leafage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leafage",
          "leafage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lá.kʰnɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lá.kʰnɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.kʰne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.xni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λάχνη"
}

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