"λευκός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /leu̯.kós/, /leɸˈkos/, /lefˈkos/, /leu̯.kós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /lewˈkos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /leɸˈkos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /lefˈkos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /lefˈkos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *leukós, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Latin lūx, Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Old Armenian լոյս (loys) and Old English lēoht (light, noun), whence English light. compare Arabic لهق. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*lewk-}}, {{der|grc|grk-pro|*leukós}} Proto-Hellenic *leukós, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*lewk-||white; light; bright}} Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”), {{cog|la|lūx}} Latin lūx, {{cog|sa|रोचते}} Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), {{cog|xcl|լոյս}} Old Armenian լոյս (loys), {{cog|ang|lēoht|pos=noun|tr=light}} Old English lēoht (light, noun), {{cog|en|light}} English light, {{cog|ar|لهق}} Arabic لهق Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|λευκός|λευκή}} Forms: leukós [romanization], λευκή [feminine], λευκόν [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], λευκός [masculine, nominative, singular], λευκή [feminine, nominative, singular], λευκόν [neuter, nominative, singular], λευκώ [dual, masculine, nominative], λευκᾱ́ [dual, feminine, nominative], λευκώ [dual, neuter, nominative], λευκοί [masculine, nominative, plural], λευκαί [feminine, nominative, plural], λευκᾰ́ [neuter, nominative, plural], λευκοῦ [genitive, masculine, singular], λευκῆς [feminine, genitive, singular], λευκοῦ [genitive, neuter, singular], λευκοῖν [dual, genitive, masculine], λευκαῖν [dual, feminine, genitive], λευκοῖν [dual, genitive, neuter], λευκῶν [genitive, masculine, plural], λευκῶν [feminine, genitive, plural], λευκῶν [genitive, neuter, plural], λευκῷ [dative, masculine, singular], λευκῇ [dative, feminine, singular], λευκῷ [dative, neuter, singular], λευκοῖν [dative, dual, masculine], λευκαῖν [dative, dual, feminine], λευκοῖν [dative, dual, neuter], λευκοῖς [dative, masculine, plural], λευκαῖς [dative, feminine, plural], λευκοῖς [dative, neuter, plural], λευκόν [accusative, masculine, singular], λευκήν [accusative, feminine, singular], λευκόν [accusative, neuter, singular], λευκώ [accusative, dual, masculine], λευκᾱ́ [accusative, dual, feminine], λευκώ [accusative, dual, neuter], λευκούς [accusative, masculine, plural], λευκᾱ́ς [accusative, feminine, plural], λευκᾰ́ [accusative, neuter, plural], λευκέ [masculine, singular, vocative], λευκή [feminine, singular, vocative], λευκόν [neuter, singular, vocative], λευκώ [dual, masculine, vocative], λευκᾱ́ [dual, feminine, vocative], λευκώ [dual, neuter, vocative], λευκοί [masculine, plural, vocative], λευκαί [feminine, plural, vocative], λευκᾰ́ [neuter, plural, vocative], λευκῶς [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], λευκότερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], λευκότᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. bright, shining, gleaming Synonyms (gleaming): γλαυκός (glaukós)
    Sense id: en-λευκός-grc-adj-ToAQiHod Disambiguation of 'gleaming': 91 0 7 1
  2. light in color; white Categories (topical): Colors
    Sense id: en-λευκός-grc-adj-jYKBPkUp Disambiguation of Colors: 11 57 31 1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 8 63 8 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 49 12 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 55 13 21 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 13 53 13 21
  3. pale-skinned, weakly, cowardly
    Sense id: en-λευκός-grc-adj-TlbTt55q
  4. fair, happy, joyful
    Sense id: en-λευκός-grc-adj-S0X0ihwE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 𐀩𐀄𐀏 (re-u-ka) [Greek, Mycenaean]
Derived forms: διάλευκος (diáleukos), κρόκος λευκός (krókos leukós), λευκερῳδιός (leukerōidiós), Λεύκιππος (Leúkippos), Λευκοθέᾱ (Leukothéā), λευκομέλᾱς (leukomélās), λευκόπτερος (leukópteros), λεῦκος (leûkos), Λεῦκος (Leûkos), λευκότης (leukótēs), λευκόχροος (leukókhroos), λευκόω (leukóō), λευκώλενος (leukṓlenos), λευκᾰ́νθεμον (leukánthemon), Λευκᾰ́ς (Leukás), ξᾰνθόλευκος (xanthóleukos)

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mélās",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"light in color\"",
      "word": "μέλᾱς"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "diáleukos",
      "word": "διάλευκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "krókos leukós",
      "word": "κρόκος λευκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukerōidiós",
      "word": "λευκερῳδιός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Leúkippos",
      "word": "Λεύκιππος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Leukothéā",
      "word": "Λευκοθέᾱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukomélās",
      "word": "λευκομέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukópteros",
      "word": "λευκόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leûkos",
      "word": "λεῦκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Leûkos",
      "word": "Λεῦκος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukótēs",
      "word": "λευκότης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukókhroos",
      "word": "λευκόχροος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukóō",
      "word": "λευκόω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukṓlenos",
      "word": "λευκώλενος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "leukánthemon",
      "word": "λευκᾰ́νθεμον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Leukás",
      "word": "Λευκᾰ́ς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "xanthóleukos",
      "word": "ξᾰνθόλευκος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "leucodermic",
            "3": "leukemia",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ English: leucodermic, leukemia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ English: leucodermic, leukemia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "λευκός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λευκός (lefkós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: λευκός (lefkós)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Translingual:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Translingual: Alicante or Alacant (Al-Laqant, Lucentum, Leukante, [Akra] Leuka, [Akra] Leuké)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewk-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*leukós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *leukós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewk-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "white; light; bright"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "lūx"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin lūx",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "रोचते"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit रोचते (rocate)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "լոյս"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian լոյս (loys)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "lēoht",
        "pos": "noun",
        "tr": "light"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lēoht (light, noun)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "light"
      },
      "expansion": "English light",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لهق"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لهق",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *leukós, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Latin lūx, Sanskrit रोचते (rocate), Old Armenian լոյս (loys) and Old English lēoht (light, noun), whence English light. compare Arabic لهق.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leukós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκή",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-adecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First and second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκός",
      "roman": "leukós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκή",
      "roman": "leukḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "roman": "leukón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾱ́",
      "roman": "leukā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοί",
      "roman": "leukoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαί",
      "roman": "leukaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾰ́",
      "roman": "leuká",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῦ",
      "roman": "leukoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῆς",
      "roman": "leukês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῦ",
      "roman": "leukoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖν",
      "roman": "leukaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
      "roman": "leukôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
      "roman": "leukôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
      "roman": "leukôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῷ",
      "roman": "leukôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῇ",
      "roman": "leukêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῷ",
      "roman": "leukôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖν",
      "roman": "leukaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖς",
      "roman": "leukoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖς",
      "roman": "leukaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖς",
      "roman": "leukoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "roman": "leukón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκήν",
      "roman": "leukḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "roman": "leukón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾱ́",
      "roman": "leukā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκούς",
      "roman": "leukoús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "leukā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾰ́",
      "roman": "leuká",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκέ",
      "roman": "leuké",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκή",
      "roman": "leukḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "roman": "leukón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾱ́",
      "roman": "leukā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοί",
      "roman": "leukoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαί",
      "roman": "leukaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾰ́",
      "roman": "leuká",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶς",
      "roman": "leukôs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκότερος",
      "roman": "leukóteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκότᾰτος",
      "roman": "leukótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λευκός",
        "2": "λευκή"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bright, shining, gleaming"
      ],
      "id": "en-λευκός-grc-adj-ToAQiHod",
      "links": [
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          "bright",
          "bright"
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        [
          "shining",
          "shining"
        ],
        [
          "gleaming",
          "gleaming"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "91 0 7 1",
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          "sense": "gleaming",
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        }
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "11 55 13 21",
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          "_dis": "13 53 13 21",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 57 31 1",
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          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
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            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
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        }
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      ],
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        [
          "pale",
          "pale"
        ],
        [
          "weakly",
          "weakly"
        ],
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fair, happy, joyful"
      ],
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        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ],
        [
          "joyful",
          "joyful"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/leu̯.kós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɸˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leu̯.kós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lewˈkos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɸˈkos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "re-u-ka",
      "tags": [
        "Greek",
        "Mycenaean"
      ],
      "word": "𐀩𐀄𐀏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λευκός"
}
{
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    {
      "roman": "mélās",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"light in color\"",
      "word": "μέλᾱς"
    }
  ],
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    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "el:Colors",
    "grc:Colors"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "diáleukos",
      "word": "διάλευκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "krókos leukós",
      "word": "κρόκος λευκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukerōidiós",
      "word": "λευκερῳδιός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Leúkippos",
      "word": "Λεύκιππος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Leukothéā",
      "word": "Λευκοθέᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukomélās",
      "word": "λευκομέλᾱς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukópteros",
      "word": "λευκόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leûkos",
      "word": "λεῦκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Leûkos",
      "word": "Λεῦκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukótēs",
      "word": "λευκότης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukókhroos",
      "word": "λευκόχροος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukóō",
      "word": "λευκόω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukṓlenos",
      "word": "λευκώλενος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leukánthemon",
      "word": "λευκᾰ́νθεμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Leukás",
      "word": "Λευκᾰ́ς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xanthóleukos",
      "word": "ξᾰνθόλευκος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "leucodermic",
            "3": "leukemia",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ English: leucodermic, leukemia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ English: leucodermic, leukemia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "el",
            "2": "λευκός"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: λευκός (lefkós)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: λευκός (lefkós)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "-"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "रोचते"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit रोचते (rocate)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "լոյս"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "lēoht",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "light"
      },
      "expansion": "English light",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "لهق"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لهق",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "λευκή",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "λευκή",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾱ́",
      "roman": "leukā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκώ",
      "roman": "leukṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "neuter",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοί",
      "roman": "leukoí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαί",
      "roman": "leukaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾰ́",
      "roman": "leuká",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῦ",
      "roman": "leukoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῆς",
      "roman": "leukês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῦ",
      "roman": "leukoû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖν",
      "roman": "leukaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
      "roman": "leukôn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῶν",
      "roman": "leukôn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῷ",
      "roman": "leukôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῇ",
      "roman": "leukêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκῷ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖν",
      "roman": "leukaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖν",
      "roman": "leukoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖς",
      "roman": "leukoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκαῖς",
      "roman": "leukaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκοῖς",
      "roman": "leukoîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
      "roman": "leukón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκήν",
      "roman": "leukḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκόν",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      ]
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    {
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λευκᾰ́",
      "roman": "leuká",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "λευκότερος",
      "roman": "leukóteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "λευκότᾰτος",
      "roman": "leukótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "white"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "pale",
          "pale"
        ],
        [
          "weakly",
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "fair",
          "fair"
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          "happy",
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      "ipa": "/leu̯.kós/"
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      "ipa": "/leɸˈkos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/leu̯.kós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lewˈkos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɸˈkos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lefˈkos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "glaukós",
      "sense": "gleaming",
      "word": "γλαυκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "re-u-ka",
      "tags": [
        "Greek",
        "Mycenaean"
      ],
      "word": "𐀩𐀄𐀏"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λευκός"
}
{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: λευκός/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'declension-2', 'Attic'}",
  "path": [
    "λευκός"
  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "λευκός",
  "trace": ""
}

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