"λόγχη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λόγχη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lóŋ.kʰɛː/, /ˈloɲ.çi/, /ˈloɲ.çi/, /lóŋ.kʰɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈloŋ.kʰe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈloɲ.çi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈloɲ.çi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈloɲ.çi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), compare Latin lancea (“lance”) and Old Armenian գեղարդն (gełardn, “spear”), or a Semitic borrowing corresponding to Hebrew רֹמַח (rómaḥ, “spear”), Arabic رُمْح (rumḥ, “spear”) etc. (see the Arabic), but Beekes leaves the etymology unexplained. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*pleh₂k-|t=to hit}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), {{cog|la|lancea|t=lance}} Latin lancea (“lance”), {{cog|xcl|գեղարդն|t=spear}} Old Armenian գեղարդն (gełardn, “spear”), {{bor|grc|sem}} Semitic, {{cog|he|רומח|רֹמַח|t=spear|tr=rómaḥ}} Hebrew רֹמַח (rómaḥ, “spear”), {{cog|ar|رُمْح|t=spear}} Arabic رُمْح (rumḥ, “spear”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λόγχης|f|first}} λόγχη • (lónkhē) f (genitive λόγχης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λόγχη|λόγχης|form=F}} Forms: lónkhē [romanization], λόγχης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λόγχη [nominative, singular], τὼ λόγχᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λόγχαι [nominative, plural], τῆς λόγχης [genitive, singular], τοῖν λόγχαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λογχῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λόγχῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν λόγχαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λόγχαις [dative, plural], τὴν λόγχην [accusative, singular], τὼ λόγχᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λόγχᾱς [accusative, plural], λόγχη [singular, vocative], λόγχᾱ [dual, vocative], λόγχαι [plural, vocative]
  1. spearhead
    lance, spear, javelin
    Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-λόγχη-grc-noun-zWS7zqWl Disambiguation of Weapons: 79 21 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 55 45
  2. spearhead
    troop of spearmen
    Sense id: en-λόγχη-grc-noun-sMdAF8oH Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, 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: 33 67 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 64 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 55 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λογχίον (lonkhíon) (english: small lance), λόγχιμος (lónkhimos) (english: belonging to the lance), λογχωτός (lonkhōtós) (english: provided with a lance), λογχίτης (lonkhítēs) (english: lance bearer), λογχῖτις (lonkhîtis) (english: holly fern), λογχεύω (lonkheúō) (english: to pierce with a lance), λογχάριον (lonkhárion) (english: a kind of ornament)

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      "english": "provided with a lance",
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      "english": "to pierce with a lance",
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      "word": "λογχεύω"
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          "troop",
          "troop"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/lóŋ.kʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/lóŋ.kʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloŋ.kʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "english": "small lance",
      "roman": "lonkhíon",
      "word": "λογχίον"
    },
    {
      "english": "belonging to the lance",
      "roman": "lónkhimos",
      "word": "λόγχιμος"
    },
    {
      "english": "provided with a lance",
      "roman": "lonkhōtós",
      "word": "λογχωτός"
    },
    {
      "english": "lance bearer",
      "roman": "lonkhítēs",
      "word": "λογχίτης"
    },
    {
      "english": "holly fern",
      "roman": "lonkhîtis",
      "word": "λογχῖτις"
    },
    {
      "english": "to pierce with a lance",
      "roman": "lonkheúō",
      "word": "λογχεύω"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "lonkhárion",
      "word": "λογχάριον"
    }
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      "form": "τῇ λόγχῃ",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὴν λόγχην",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "λόγχαι",
      "roman": "lónkhai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λόγχης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "λόγχη • (lónkhē) f (genitive λόγχης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λόγχη",
        "2": "λόγχης",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spearhead",
        "lance, spear, javelin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spearhead",
          "spearhead"
        ],
        [
          "lance",
          "lance"
        ],
        [
          "spear",
          "spear"
        ],
        [
          "javelin",
          "javelin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spearhead",
        "troop of spearmen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spearhead",
          "spearhead"
        ],
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ],
        [
          "spearmen",
          "spearmen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lóŋ.kʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lóŋ.kʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloŋ.kʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈloɲ.çi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λόγχη"
}

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