"μάλκη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μάλκη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mál.kɛː/, /ˈmal.ci/, /ˈmal.ci/, /mál.kɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmal.ke̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmal.ci/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmal.ci/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmal.ci/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A convincing explanation is still lacking. There have been attempts to connect this word with Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”), Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”) and other words of doubtful origin. The connection with Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) is unconvincing. According to Beekes, maybe from Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{cog|lt|mùlkis||blockhead}} Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”), {{cog|sla-pro|*mьlčati||to be silent}} Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”), {{cog|grc|μαλακός||soft}} Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μᾰ́λκη|μᾰ́λκης|f|first}} μᾰ́λκη • (mắlkē) f (genitive μᾰ́λκης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μᾰ́λκη|ης|form=F}} Forms: μᾰ́λκη [canonical], mắlkē [romanization], μᾰ́λκης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μᾰ́λκη [nominative, singular], μᾰ́λκᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μᾰ́λκαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μᾰ́λκης [genitive, singular], μᾰ́λκαιν [dual, genitive], μᾰλκῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μᾰ́λκῃ [dative, singular], μᾰ́λκαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μᾰ́λκαις [dative, plural], τὴν μᾰ́λκην [accusative, singular], μᾰ́λκᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μᾰ́λκᾱς [accusative, plural], μᾰ́λκη [singular, vocative], μᾰ́λκᾱ [dual, vocative], μᾰ́λκαι [plural, vocative]
  1. numbness from cold, especially in hands and feet
    Sense id: en-μάλκη-grc-noun-ffbXSNuw Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46
  2. (pathology) chilblain
    Sense id: en-μάλκη-grc-noun-CJ1pSLFO Categories (other): Pathology, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: μάλκιον (málkion), μαλκίω (malkíō)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "málkion",
      "word": "μάλκιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "malkíō",
      "word": "μαλκίω"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "mùlkis",
        "3": "",
        "4": "blockhead"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*mьlčati",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be silent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μαλακός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "soft"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A convincing explanation is still lacking. There have been attempts to connect this word with Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”), Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”) and other words of doubtful origin. The connection with Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) is unconvincing. According to Beekes, maybe from Pre-Greek.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mắlkē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ μᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "hē mắlkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ μᾰ́λκαι",
      "roman": "hai mắlkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μᾰ́λκης",
      "roman": "tês mắlkēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαιν",
      "roman": "mắlkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰλκῶν",
      "roman": "mălkôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μᾰ́λκῃ",
      "roman": "têi mắlkēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαιν",
      "roman": "mắlkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μᾰ́λκαις",
      "roman": "taîs mắlkais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μᾰ́λκην",
      "roman": "tḕn mắlkēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μᾰ́λκᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mắlkās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "mắlkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαι",
      "roman": "mắlkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "μᾰ́λκη",
        "2": "μᾰ́λκης",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "μᾰ́λκη • (mắlkē) f (genitive μᾰ́λκης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "μᾰ́λκη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "numbness from cold, especially in hands and feet"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάλκη-grc-noun-ffbXSNuw",
      "links": [
        [
          "numbness",
          "numbness"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Pathology",
          "orig": "grc:Pathology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 57",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chilblain"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάλκη-grc-noun-CJ1pSLFO",
      "links": [
        [
          "pathology",
          "pathology"
        ],
        [
          "chilblain",
          "chilblain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pathology) chilblain"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "pathology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mál.kɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mál.kɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ke̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάλκη"
}
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  "categories": [
    "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 derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "málkion",
      "word": "μάλκιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "malkíō",
      "word": "μαλκίω"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "lt",
        "2": "mùlkis",
        "3": "",
        "4": "blockhead"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*mьlčati",
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        "4": "to be silent"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A convincing explanation is still lacking. There have been attempts to connect this word with Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”), Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”) and other words of doubtful origin. The connection with Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) is unconvincing. According to Beekes, maybe from Pre-Greek.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "μᾰ́λκη",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mắlkē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
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    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ μᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "hē mắlkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ μᾰ́λκαι",
      "roman": "hai mắlkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μᾰ́λκης",
      "roman": "tês mắlkēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαιν",
      "roman": "mắlkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰλκῶν",
      "roman": "mălkôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μᾰ́λκῃ",
      "roman": "têi mắlkēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαιν",
      "roman": "mắlkain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μᾰ́λκαις",
      "roman": "taîs mắlkais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μᾰ́λκην",
      "roman": "tḕn mắlkēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μᾰ́λκᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mắlkās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκη",
      "roman": "mắlkē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκᾱ",
      "roman": "mắlkā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́λκαι",
      "roman": "mắlkai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μᾰ́λκη",
        "2": "μᾰ́λκης",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "μᾰ́λκη • (mắlkē) f (genitive μᾰ́λκης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "μᾰ́λκη",
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "numbness from cold, especially in hands and feet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "numbness",
          "numbness"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "feet",
          "feet"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "chilblain"
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          "pathology",
          "pathology"
        ],
        [
          "chilblain",
          "chilblain"
        ]
      ],
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        "(pathology) chilblain"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "pathology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mál.kɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mál.kɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ke̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmal.ci/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάλκη"
}

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