"μέροψ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μέροψ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mé.rops/, /ˈme.rops/, /ˈme.rops/, /mé.rops/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.rops/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.rops/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.rops/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.rops/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The original meaning of the word is unknown. However, the suffix "-οψ", which is found also in δρύοψ (drúops) and πάρνοψ (párnops), is typical of Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μέροπος|m|third}} μέροψ • (mérops) m (genitive μέροπος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέροψ|μέροπος|form=M}} Forms: mérops [romanization], μέροπος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ μέροψ [nominative, singular], τὼ μέροπε [dual, nominative], οἱ μέροπες [nominative, plural], τοῦ μέροπος [genitive, singular], τοῖν μερόποιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μερόπων [genitive, plural], τῷ μέροπῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν μερόποιν [dative, dual], τοῖς μέροψῐ [dative, plural], μέροψῐν [dative, plural], toîs méropsi [dative, plural], toîs méropsin [dative, plural], τὸν μέροπᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ μέροπε [accusative, dual], τοὺς μέροπᾰς [accusative, plural], μέροψ [singular, vocative], μέροπε [dual, vocative], μέροπες [plural, vocative]
  1. (in the plural) epithet of men Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-μέροψ-grc-noun-mvhEJ3Aw Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 28 32 40
  2. (in the plural) epithet of men
    mortal (of men)
    Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-μέροψ-grc-noun-03FvRsa- Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 28 32 40
  3. bee-eater (Merops apiaster) Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: ἀέροψ
    Sense id: en-μέροψ-grc-noun-tUKjkk2m Disambiguation of Birds: 22 22 57 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: μεροπήϊος (meropḗïos), μεροποσπόρος (meropospóros)

Inflected forms

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    },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "mérops",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "μέροπος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ μέροψ",
      "roman": "ho mérops",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μέροπε",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ μέροπες",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "roman": "toû méropos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῷ μέροπῐ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs méropsi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "bee-eater"
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          "Merops apiaster#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ἀέροψ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/mé.rops/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.rops/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέροψ"
}
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    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "meropḗïos",
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    },
    {
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    }
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        "romanization"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν μερόποιν",
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.rops/",
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}

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