"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”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|λῐ́μνης|f|first|head=λῐ́μνη}} λῐ́μνη • (lĭ́mnē) f (genitive λῐ́μνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λῐ́μνη|ης}} Forms: λῐ́μνη [canonical], lĭ́mnē [romanization], λῐ́μνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λῐ́μνη [nominative, singular], λῐ́μνᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λῐ́μναι [nominative, plural], τῆς λῐ́μνης [genitive, singular], λῐ́μναιν [dual, genitive], λῐμνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λῐ́μνῃ [dative, singular], λῐ́μναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λῐ́μναις [dative, plural], τὴν λῐ́μνην [accusative, singular], λῐ́μνᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λῐ́μνᾱς [accusative, plural], λῐ́μνη [singular, vocative], λῐ́μνᾱ [dual, vocative], λῐ́μναι [plural, vocative]
  1. lake, marsh, basin
    Sense id: en-λίμνη-grc-noun-wCZkNIGt Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Landforms 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 Pages with 2 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49
  2. sea
    Sense id: en-λίμνη-grc-noun-SmnxnIwm Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λίμνιον (límnion)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "límnion",
      "word": "λίμνιον"
    }
  ],
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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-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λίμνη"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λίμνη (límni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: λίμνη (límni)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From or closely related to λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”) and λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lĭ́mnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ λῐ́μνη",
      "roman": "hē lĭ́mnē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "hai lĭ́mnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λῐ́μνης",
      "roman": "tês lĭ́mnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐμνῶν",
      "roman": "lĭmnôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λῐ́μνῃ",
      "roman": "têi lĭ́mnēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λῐ́μναις",
      "roman": "taîs lĭ́mnais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λῐ́μνην",
      "roman": "tḕn lĭ́mnēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λῐ́μνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s lĭ́mnās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνη",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λῐ́μνης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first",
        "head": "λῐ́μνη"
      },
      "expansion": "λῐ́μνη • (lĭ́mnē) f (genitive λῐ́μνης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "λῐ́μνη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "orig": "grc:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lake, marsh, basin"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "marsh",
          "marsh"
        ],
        [
          "basin",
          "basin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "grc:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-λίμνη-grc-noun-SmnxnIwm",
      "links": [
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "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 2-syllable words",
    "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",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Landforms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "límnion",
      "word": "λίμνιον"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: limno-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: limno-"
    },
    {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From or closely related to λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”) and λειμών (leimṓn, “moist place, meadow”).",
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      "form": "λῐ́μνη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
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      "form": "lĭ́mnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "λῐ́μνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ λῐ́μνη",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnā",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "hai lĭ́mnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λῐ́μνης",
      "roman": "tês lĭ́mnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐμνῶν",
      "roman": "lĭmnôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λῐ́μνῃ",
      "roman": "têi lĭ́mnēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναιν",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λῐ́μναις",
      "roman": "taîs lĭ́mnais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λῐ́μνην",
      "roman": "tḕn lĭ́mnēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λῐ́μνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s lĭ́mnās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνη",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μνᾱ",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λῐ́μναι",
      "roman": "lĭ́mnai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "f",
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "lake, marsh, basin"
      ],
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          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
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          "marsh",
          "marsh"
        ],
        [
          "basin",
          "basin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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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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