"μάσταξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μάσταξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /más.taks/, /ˈmas.taks/, /ˈmas.taks/, /más.taks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmas.taks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmas.taks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmas.taks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmas.taks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: According to Beekes, possibly of Pre-Greek origin and related to μασάομαι (masáomai) and μαστάζω (mastázō). The formation is similar to πόρταξ (pórtax) and μύλαξ (múlax). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μάστακος|f|third}} μάσταξ • (mástax) f (genitive μάστακος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μάσταξ|μάστακος|form=F}} Forms: mástax [romanization], μάστακος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ μάσταξ [nominative, singular], μάστακε [dual, nominative], αἱ μάστακες [nominative, plural], τῆς μάστακος [genitive, singular], μαστάκοιν [dual, genitive], μαστάκων [genitive, plural], τῇ μάστακῐ [dative, singular], μαστάκοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μάσταξῐ [dative, plural], μάσταξῐν [dative, plural], taîs mástaxĭ [dative, plural], taîs mástaxĭn [dative, plural], τὴν μάστακᾰ [accusative, singular], μάστακε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μάστακᾰς [accusative, plural], μάσταξ [singular, vocative], μάστακε [dual, vocative], μάστακες [plural, vocative]
  1. mouth, jaws, that with which one chews
    Sense id: en-μάσταξ-grc-noun-zg-YJn24 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 36 42
  2. mouthful, morsel
    Sense id: en-μάσταξ-grc-noun-AW0lfco3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 36 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 27 45 29
  3. locust (because of its voracity)
    Sense id: en-μάσταξ-grc-noun-PezofnVT Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Insects Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 22 36 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 17 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 13 75 Disambiguation of Insects: 7 6 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: μαστάζω (mastázō), μαστίχη (mastíkhē)
Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
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      "text": "⇒ English: mastoid"
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          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Mastax",
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      "form": "mástax",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "μάστακος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
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      "form": "Third declension",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ μάστακῐ",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάσταξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs mástaxĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs mástaxĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μάστακᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn mástakă",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "roman": "tā̀s mástakăs",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mastázō",
      "word": "μαστάζω"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        "mouth, jaws, that with which one chews"
      ],
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          "jaw",
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        ],
        [
          "chew",
          "chew"
        ]
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 6 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "grc:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "locust (because of its voracity)"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάσταξ-grc-noun-PezofnVT",
      "links": [
        [
          "locust",
          "locust"
        ],
        [
          "voracity",
          "voracity"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/más.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/más.taks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάσταξ"
}
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "τῇ μάστακῐ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "μαστάκοιν",
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      "form": "ταῖς μάσταξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "μάσταξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὴν μάστακᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn mástakă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
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        "vocative"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "mastázō",
      "word": "μαστάζω"
    },
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      "roman": "mastíkhē",
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        "mouth, jaws, that with which one chews"
      ],
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          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ],
        [
          "jaw",
          "jaw"
        ],
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          "chew",
          "chew"
        ]
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    },
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          "mouthful",
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        ]
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "locust",
          "locust"
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          "voracity",
          "voracity"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/más.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/más.taks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmas.taks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάσταξ"
}

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