"μάκελλα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μάκελλα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /má.kel.la/, /ˈma.cel.la/, /ˈma.ce.la/, /má.kel.la/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈma.kel.la/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈma.cel.la/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈma.cel.la/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈma.ce.la/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The similarity with δίκελλα (díkella) cannot be coincidental but a convincing explanation has yet to be found. Armenian մարկեղ (markeġ, “mattock”) shows a remarkable similarity; it might be a loan from a common source. Unrelated are Lithuanian makaras (“big stave”) and Armenian մաճ (mač, “plough tail”). The variation "-ελλα/-έλη" shows a Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{cog|hy|մարկեղ||mattock}} Armenian մարկեղ (markeġ, “mattock”), {{cog|lt|makaras||big stave}} Lithuanian makaras (“big stave”), {{cog|hy|մաճ||plough tail}} Armenian մաճ (mač, “plough tail”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μακέλλης|f|first}} μάκελλα • (mákella) f (genitive μακέλλης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μάκελλᾰ|ης}} Forms: mákella [romanization], μακέλλης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μάκελλᾰ [nominative, singular], μακέλλᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μάκελλαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μακέλλης [genitive, singular], μακέλλαιν [dual, genitive], μακελλῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μακέλλῃ [dative, singular], μακέλλαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μακέλλαις [dative, plural], τὴν μάκελλᾰν [accusative, singular], μακέλλᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μακέλλᾱς [accusative, plural], μάκελλᾰ [singular, vocative], μακέλλᾱ [dual, vocative], μάκελλαι [plural, vocative], μακέλη [alternative]
  1. mattock, pick, used for digging or breaking up
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      ]
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μακέλλᾱς",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "μακέλη",
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      ]
    }
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          "name": "Tools",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈma.cel.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ce.la/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/má.kel.la/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.kel.la/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.cel.la/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈma.cel.la/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ce.la/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "αἱ μάκελλαι",
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      "form": "μακελλῶν",
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      "form": "τῇ μακέλλῃ",
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      "form": "ταῖς μακέλλαις",
      "roman": "taîs makéllais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὴν μάκελλᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn mákellăn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μακέλλᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s makéllās",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "μακέλη",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.cel.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ce.la/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/má.kel.la/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈma.cel.la/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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}

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