"λίμνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λίμνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lím.nɛː/, /ˈlim.ni/, /ˈlim.ni/, /lím.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈlim.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈlim.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈlim.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈlim.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From or closely related to λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”) and λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|λιμήν||harbor}} λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”), {{m|grc|λειμών||moist place, meadow}} λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λῐ́μνης|f|first|head=λῐ́μνη}} λῐ́μνη • (límnē) f (genitive λῐ́μνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λῐ́μνη|ης}} Forms: λῐ́μνη [canonical], límnē [romanization], λῐ́μνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λῐ́μνη [nominative, singular], τὼ λῐ́μνᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λῐ́μναι [nominative, plural], τῆς λῐ́μνης [genitive, singular], τοῖν λῐ́μναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λῐμνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λῐ́μνῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν λῐ́μναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λῐ́μναις [dative, plural], τὴν λῐ́μνην [accusative, singular], τὼ λῐ́μνᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λῐ́μνᾱς [accusative, plural], λῐ́μνη [singular, vocative], λῐ́μνᾱ [dual, vocative], λῐ́μναι [plural, vocative]
  1. lake, marsh, basin Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-λίμνη-grc-noun-wCZkNIGt Disambiguation of Landforms: 50 50 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: 70 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 70 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 84 16
  2. sea Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-λίμνη-grc-noun-SmnxnIwm Disambiguation of Landforms: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λίμνιον (límnion)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "límnion",
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    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "limno-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: limno-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: limno-"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λίμνη (límni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Greek: λίμνη (límni)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "λιμήν",
        "3": "",
        "4": "harbor"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λειμών",
        "3": "",
        "4": "moist place, meadow"
      },
      "expansion": "λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From or closely related to λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”) and λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "límnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ λῐ́μνη",
      "roman": "hē límnē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ λῐ́μνᾱ",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "hai límnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λῐ́μνης",
      "roman": "tês límnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "toîn límnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λῐμνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn limnôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λῐ́μνῃ",
      "roman": "têi límnēi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "toîn límnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λῐ́μναις",
      "roman": "taîs límnais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λῐ́μνην",
      "roman": "tḕn límnēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ límnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λῐ́μνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s límnās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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        "head": "λῐ́μνη"
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
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        "lake, marsh, basin"
      ],
      "id": "en-λίμνη-grc-noun-wCZkNIGt",
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "marsh",
          "marsh"
        ],
        [
          "basin",
          "basin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-λίμνη-grc-noun-SmnxnIwm",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lím.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lím.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λίμνη"
}
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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 with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "grc:Landforms"
  ],
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      "word": "λίμνιον"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "class"
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      "form": "ἡ λῐ́μνη",
      "roman": "hē límnē",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ límnā",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "hai límnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λῐ́μνης",
      "roman": "tês límnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "toîn límnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λῐμνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn limnôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λῐ́μνῃ",
      "roman": "têi límnēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "toîn límnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λῐ́μναις",
      "roman": "taîs límnais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὴν λῐ́μνην",
      "roman": "tḕn límnēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "tṑ límnā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναι",
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  "lang_code": "grc",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lím.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlim.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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  "word": "λίμνη"
}

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