"μάχαιρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /má.kʰai̯.ra/, /ˈma.çɛ.ra/, /ˈma.çe.ra/, /má.kʰai̯.ra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈma.kʰɛ.ra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈma.çɛ.ra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈma.çe.ra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈma.çe.ra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μάχομαι (mákhomai, “to fight”). Compare with μάχη (mákhē, “a battle, a strife”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|μάχομαι|t=to fight}} μάχομαι (mákhomai, “to fight”), {{m|grc|μάχη|t=a battle, a strife}} μάχη (mákhē, “a battle, a strife”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μᾰχαίρας|f|first}} μάχαιρα • (mákhaira) f (genitive μᾰχαίρας); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μάχαιρᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: mákhaira [romanization], μᾰχαίρας [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μάχαιρᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ μαχαίρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μάχαιραι [nominative, plural], τῆς μαχαίρᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μαχαίραιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μαχαιρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μαχαίρᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν μαχαίραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μαχαίραις [dative, plural], τὴν μάχαιρᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ μαχαίρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μαχαίρᾱς [accusative, plural], μάχαιρᾰ [singular, vocative], μαχαίρᾱ [dual, vocative], μάχαιραι [plural, vocative]
  1. large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger Categories (topical): Swords Derived forms: μαχαιροθήκη (makhairothḗkē), μαχαιροποιός (makhairopoiós), μαχαιροφόρος (makhairophóros), μαχαιρόφυλλον (makhairóphullon), ξιφομάχαιρα (xiphomákhaira)

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            "2": "μαχαίριον",
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          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Koine Greek: μαχαίριον (makhaírion)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
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          "args": {
            "1": "diminutive"
          },
          "expansion": "(diminutive)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Koine Greek: μαχαίριον (makhaírion) (diminutive)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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        }
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    },
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          "expansion": "→ Greek: μάχαιρα (máchaira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μάχαιρα (máchaira)"
    },
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      "form": "mákhaira",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "First declension",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "ἡ μάχαιρᾰ",
      "roman": "hē mákhaira",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ μαχαίρᾱ",
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        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "αἱ μάχαιραι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῆς μαχαίρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês makhaírās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν μαχαίραιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μαχαιρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn makhairôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μαχαίρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi makhaírāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν μαχαίραιν",
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "ταῖς μαχαίραις",
      "roman": "taîs makhaírais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὴν μάχαιρᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn mákhairan",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τὼ μαχαίρᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μαχαίρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s makhaírās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "mákhaira",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαχαίρᾱ",
      "roman": "makhaírā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάχαιραι",
      "roman": "mákhairai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [],
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "orig": "grc:Swords",
          "parents": [
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            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "roman": "makhairothḗkē",
          "word": "μαχαιροθήκη"
        },
        {
          "roman": "makhairopoiós",
          "word": "μαχαιροποιός"
        },
        {
          "roman": "makhairophóros",
          "word": "μαχαιροφόρος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "makhairóphullon",
          "word": "μαχαιρόφυλλον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xiphomákhaira",
          "word": "ξιφομάχαιρα"
        }
      ],
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        "large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger"
      ],
      "id": "en-μάχαιρα-grc-noun-KfR0PkWM",
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ],
        [
          "short sword",
          "short sword"
        ],
        [
          "dirk",
          "dirk"
        ],
        [
          "dagger",
          "dagger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/má.kʰai̯.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çɛ.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/má.kʰai̯.ra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.kʰɛ.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çɛ.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάχαιρα"
}
{
  "derived": [
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      "roman": "makhairothḗkē",
      "word": "μαχαιροθήκη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "makhairopoiós",
      "word": "μαχαιροποιός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "makhairophóros",
      "word": "μαχαιροφόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "makhairóphullon",
      "word": "μαχαιρόφυλλον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiphomákhaira",
      "word": "ξιφομάχαιρα"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "grc-koi",
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            "der": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
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          "args": {
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          },
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        }
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      "text": "⇒ Koine Greek: μαχαίριον (makhaírion) (diminutive)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μαχαίρι (machaíri), μαχαίρα (machaíra, “large knife”)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μάχαιρα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: μάχαιρα (máchaira)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μάχαιρα (máchaira)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Machairodus",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Machairodus",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Translingual: †Machairodus"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "μάχομαι",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From μάχομαι (mákhomai, “to fight”). Compare with μάχη (mákhē, “a battle, a strife”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mákhaira",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾰχαίρας",
      "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"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ μάχαιρᾰ",
      "roman": "hē mákhaira",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μαχαίρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ makhaírā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ μάχαιραι",
      "roman": "hai mákhairai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μαχαίρᾱς",
      "roman": "tês makhaírās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μαχαίραιν",
      "roman": "toîn makhaírain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μαχαιρῶν",
      "roman": "tôn makhairôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μαχαίρᾳ",
      "roman": "têi makhaírāi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μαχαίραιν",
      "roman": "toîn makhaírain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μαχαίραις",
      "roman": "taîs makhaírais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μάχαιρᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn mákhairan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μαχαίρᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ makhaírā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μαχαίρᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s makhaírās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάχαιρᾰ",
      "roman": "mákhaira",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μαχαίρᾱ",
      "roman": "makhaírā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάχαιραι",
      "roman": "mákhairai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μᾰχαίρας",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "μάχαιρα • (mákhaira) f (genitive μᾰχαίρας); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "μάχαιρᾰ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "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 proparoxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "grc:Swords"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ],
        [
          "short sword",
          "short sword"
        ],
        [
          "dirk",
          "dirk"
        ],
        [
          "dagger",
          "dagger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/má.kʰai̯.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çɛ.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/má.kʰai̯.ra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.kʰɛ.ra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çɛ.ra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.çe.ra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάχαιρα"
}

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