"μάταιος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /má.tai̯.os/, /ˈma.tɛ.os/, /ˈma.te.os/, /má.tai̯.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈma.tɛ.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈma.tɛ.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈma.te.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈma.te.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μάτη (mátē, “fault, folly”) + -αιος (-aios). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μάτη|-αιος||t1=fault, folly}} μάτη (mátē, “fault, folly”) + -αιος (-aios) Inflection templates: {{grc-adecl|μᾰ́ταιος|ᾱ}} Forms: mátaios [romanization], μᾰταίᾱ [feminine], μάταιον [neuter], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], μᾰ́ταιος [masculine, nominative, singular], μᾰταίᾱ [feminine, nominative, singular], μᾰ́ταιον [neuter, nominative, singular], μᾰταίω [dual, masculine, nominative], μᾰταίᾱ [dual, feminine, nominative], μᾰταίω [dual, neuter, nominative], μᾰ́ταιοι [masculine, nominative, plural], μᾰ́ταιαι [feminine, nominative, plural], μᾰ́ταιᾰ [neuter, nominative, plural], μᾰταίου [genitive, masculine, singular], μᾰταίᾱς [feminine, genitive, singular], μᾰταίου [genitive, neuter, singular], μᾰταίοιν [dual, genitive, masculine], μᾰταίαιν [dual, feminine, genitive], μᾰταίοιν [dual, genitive, neuter], μᾰταίων [genitive, masculine, plural], μᾰταίων [feminine, genitive, plural], μᾰταίων [genitive, neuter, plural], μᾰταίῳ [dative, masculine, singular], μᾰταίᾳ [dative, feminine, singular], μᾰταίῳ [dative, neuter, singular], μᾰταίοιν [dative, dual, masculine], μᾰταίαιν [dative, dual, feminine], μᾰταίοιν [dative, dual, neuter], μᾰταίοις [dative, masculine, plural], μᾰταίαις [dative, feminine, plural], μᾰταίοις [dative, neuter, plural], μᾰ́ταιον [accusative, masculine, singular], μᾰταίᾱν [accusative, feminine, singular], μᾰ́ταιον [accusative, neuter, singular], μᾰταίω [accusative, dual, masculine], μᾰταίᾱ [accusative, dual, feminine], μᾰταίω [accusative, dual, neuter], μᾰταίους [accusative, masculine, plural], μᾰταίᾱς [accusative, feminine, plural], μᾰ́ταιᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], μᾰ́ταιε [masculine, singular, vocative], μᾰταίᾱ [feminine, singular, vocative], μᾰ́ταιον [neuter, singular, vocative], μᾰταίω [dual, masculine, vocative], μᾰταίᾱ [dual, feminine, vocative], μᾰταίω [dual, neuter, vocative], μᾰ́ταιοι [masculine, plural, vocative], μᾰ́ταιαι [feminine, plural, vocative], μᾰ́ταιᾰ [neuter, plural, vocative], μᾰταίως [adverbial, feminine, masculine, neuter], μᾰταιότερος [comparative, feminine, masculine, neuter], μᾰταιότᾰτος [feminine, masculine, neuter, superlative]
  1. vain, futile, empty, idle Synonyms: μέλεος
    Sense id: en-μάταιος-grc-adj-7nQMljy-
  2. (of persons) empty, foolish, worthless
    Sense id: en-μάταιος-grc-adj-hfV~QMai
  3. rash, irreverent, profane
    Sense id: en-μάταιος-grc-adj-Gay1Og3N Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αιος, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αιος: 25 14 61 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 21 9 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ματᾴζω (matā́izō), ματαιοβαστάκτης (mataiobastáktēs), ματαιόκομπος (mataiókompos), ματαιοκοπία (mataiokopía), ματαιολογέω (mataiologéō), ματαιολογία (mataiología), ματαιολόγος (mataiológos), ματαιολοιχός (mataioloikhós), ματαιομοχθέω (mataiomokhthéō), ματαιοποιός (mataiopoiós), ματαιοπονέω (mataioponéō), ματαιοπόνημα (mataiopónēma), ματαιοπονία (mataioponía), ματαιοπόνος (mataiopónos), ματαιοπραγέω (mataiopragéō), ματαιοπώγων (mataiopṓgōn), ματαιοσύνη (mataiosúnē), ματαιότεκνος (mataióteknos), ματαιοτεχνία (mataiotekhnía), ματαιότης (mataiótēs), ματαιουργός (mataiourgós), ματαιόφημος (mataióphēmos), ματαιοφρονέω (mataiophronéō), ματαιοφροσύνη (mataiophrosúnē), ματαιόφρων (mataióphrōn), ματαιοφωνία (mataiophōnía), ματαιόφωνος (mataióphōnos), ματαιόω (mataióō)

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      ],
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        "rash, irreverent, profane"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάταιος-grc-adj-Gay1Og3N",
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        [
          "rash",
          "rash"
        ],
        [
          "irreverent",
          "irreverent"
        ],
        [
          "profane",
          "profane"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/má.tai̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/má.tai̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάταιος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek adjectives",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -αιος",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "matā́izō",
      "word": "ματᾴζω"
    },
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      "roman": "mataiobastáktēs",
      "word": "ματαιοβαστάκτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiókompos",
      "word": "ματαιόκομπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiokopía",
      "word": "ματαιοκοπία"
    },
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      "roman": "mataiologéō",
      "word": "ματαιολογέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiología",
      "word": "ματαιολογία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiológos",
      "word": "ματαιολόγος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataioloikhós",
      "word": "ματαιολοιχός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiomokhthéō",
      "word": "ματαιομοχθέω"
    },
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      "roman": "mataiopoiós",
      "word": "ματαιοποιός"
    },
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      "roman": "mataioponéō",
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      "roman": "mataiopónēma",
      "word": "ματαιοπόνημα"
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    {
      "roman": "mataioponía",
      "word": "ματαιοπονία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiopónos",
      "word": "ματαιοπόνος"
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      "roman": "mataiopragéō",
      "word": "ματαιοπραγέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiopṓgōn",
      "word": "ματαιοπώγων"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiosúnē",
      "word": "ματαιοσύνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataióteknos",
      "word": "ματαιότεκνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiotekhnía",
      "word": "ματαιοτεχνία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiótēs",
      "word": "ματαιότης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiourgós",
      "word": "ματαιουργός"
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      "roman": "mataióphēmos",
      "word": "ματαιόφημος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiophronéō",
      "word": "ματαιοφρονέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mataiophrosúnē",
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    {
      "roman": "mataióphrōn",
      "word": "ματαιόφρων"
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    {
      "roman": "mataiophōnía",
      "word": "ματαιοφωνία"
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    {
      "roman": "mataióphōnos",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "μᾰταίω",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιοι",
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        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιαι",
      "roman": "mátaiai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιᾰ",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίου",
      "roman": "mataíou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίᾱς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίου",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίοιν",
      "roman": "mataíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίαιν",
      "roman": "mataíain",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "feminine",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίοιν",
      "roman": "mataíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίων",
      "roman": "mataíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίων",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίων",
      "roman": "mataíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίῳ",
      "roman": "mataíōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίᾳ",
      "roman": "mataíāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίῳ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίοιν",
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        "dual",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίαιν",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίοιν",
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίοις",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίαις",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιον",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίᾱν",
      "roman": "mataíān",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιον",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "μᾰταίω",
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        "masculine"
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      "form": "μᾰταίᾱ",
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        "dual",
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίω",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίους",
      "roman": "mataíous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίᾱς",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιᾰ",
      "roman": "mátaia",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιε",
      "roman": "mátaie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιον",
      "roman": "mátaion",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίω",
      "roman": "mataíō",
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "μᾰταίᾱ",
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        "feminine",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "neuter",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "μᾰ́ταιοι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιαι",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰ́ταιᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταίως",
      "roman": "mataíōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταιότερος",
      "roman": "mataióteros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰταιότᾰτος",
      "roman": "mataiótatos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "μᾰ́ταιος",
        "2": "ᾱ"
      },
      "name": "grc-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vain, futile, empty, idle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
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          "futile",
          "futile"
        ],
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          "empty",
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        ],
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          "idle",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "μέλεος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "empty, foolish, worthless"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ]
      ],
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        "(of persons) empty, foolish, worthless"
      ],
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        "of persons"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rash, irreverent, profane"
      ],
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          "rash",
          "rash"
        ],
        [
          "irreverent",
          "irreverent"
        ],
        [
          "profane",
          "profane"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/má.tai̯.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/má.tai̯.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.tɛ.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.te.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάταιος"
}
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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: μάταιος/Ancient Greek 'Number' base_tags={'declension-2', 'Attic'}",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Ancient Greek",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "μάταιος",
  "trace": ""
}

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