"μέταξα" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mé.tak.sa/, /ˈme.tak.sa/, /ˈme.tak.sa/, /mé.tak.sa/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.tak.sa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.tak.sa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.tak.sa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.tak.sa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{unknown|grc|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{grc-noun|μετάξης|f|first}} μέταξα • (métaxa) f (genitive μετάξης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέταξᾰ|ης}} Forms: métaxa [romanization], μετάξης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μέταξᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ μετάξᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μέταξαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μετάξης [genitive, singular], τοῖν μετάξαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μεταξῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μετάξῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν μετάξαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μετάξαις [dative, plural], τὴν μέταξᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ μετάξᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μετάξᾱς [accusative, plural], μέταξᾰ [singular, vocative], μετάξᾱ [dual, vocative], μέταξαι [plural, vocative]
  1. raw silk Synonyms: μάταξα (mátaxa), μέταξον (métaxon) Derived forms: μεταξάβλαττα (metaxáblatta), μεταξάριος (metaxários), μετάξιον (metáxion), σπαρτομέταξα (spartométaxa)

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            "1": "oge",
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "lzz",
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            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "μετάξης",
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        "genitive"
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "μέταξαι",
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        "plural",
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "roman": "metaxáblatta",
          "word": "μεταξάβλαττα"
        },
        {
          "roman": "metaxários",
          "word": "μεταξάριος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "metáxion",
          "word": "μετάξιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "spartométaxa",
          "word": "σπαρτομέταξα"
        }
      ],
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        "raw silk"
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      "links": [
        [
          "raw silk",
          "raw silk"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "mátaxa",
          "word": "μάταξα"
        },
        {
          "roman": "métaxon",
          "word": "μέταξον"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέταξα"
}
{
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      "roman": "metaxáblatta",
      "word": "μεταξάβλαττα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "metaxários",
      "word": "μεταξάριος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "metáxion",
      "word": "μετάξιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spartométaxa",
      "word": "σπαρτομέταξα"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܡܝܛܟܣܐ",
            "tr": "miṭaksā"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Classical Syriac: ܡܝܛܟܣܐ (miṭaksā)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "jpa",
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          "name": "m+"
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        {
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            "1": "arc-jla",
            "2": "-"
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          "expansion": "Jewish Literary Aramaic",
          "name": "m+"
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            "1": "tmr",
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          },
          "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: מיטכסא / מטכסא / מטקסא (məṭaqṣā, məṭakṣā, miṭakṣā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "1": "ar",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: مِدَقْس (midaqs), دِمَقْس (dimaqs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "desctree"
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      ],
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    },
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            "1": "xcl",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
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    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: მეტაქსი (meṭaksi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: მეტაქსი (meṭaksi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lzz",
            "2": "მეტაქსი",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Laz: მეტაქსი (meťaksi), მეკტასი (meǩťasi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Laz: მეტაქსი (meťaksi), მეკტასი (meǩťasi)"
    }
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      "form": "métaxa",
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        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "μετάξης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ μέταξᾰ",
      "roman": "hē métaxa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μετάξᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ metáxā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ μέταξαι",
      "roman": "hai métaxai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μετάξης",
      "roman": "tês metáxēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μετάξαιν",
      "roman": "toîn metáxain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μεταξῶν",
      "roman": "tôn metaxôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μετάξῃ",
      "roman": "têi metáxēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μετάξαιν",
      "roman": "toîn metáxain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μετάξαις",
      "roman": "taîs metáxais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μέταξᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn métaxan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μετάξᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ metáxā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μετάξᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s metáxās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέταξᾰ",
      "roman": "métaxa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μετάξᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μετάξης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "μέταξα • (métaxa) f (genitive μετάξης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μέταξᾰ",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "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 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 redundant script codes",
        "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "raw silk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raw silk",
          "raw silk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mátaxa",
      "word": "μάταξα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "métaxon",
      "word": "μέταξον"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέταξα"
}

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