"μέταξα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μέταξα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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], μετάξᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μέταξαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μετάξης [genitive, singular], μετάξαιν [dual, genitive], μεταξῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μετάξῃ [dative, singular], μετάξαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μετάξαις [dative, plural], τὴν μέταξᾰν [accusative, singular], μετάξᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μετάξᾱς [accusative, plural], μέταξᾰ [singular, vocative], μετάξᾱ [dual, vocative], μέταξαι [plural, vocative], μάταξα [alternative], μέταξον [alternative]
  1. raw silk Wikipedia link: University of Chicago Derived forms: μεταξάβλαττα (metaxáblatta), μεταξάριος (metaxários), μετάξιον (metáxion), σπαρτομέταξα (spartométaxa)
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "μετάξης",
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        "genitive"
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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      "form": "αἱ μέταξαι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τῆς μετάξης",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "μάταξα",
      "roman": "mátaxa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "roman": "métaxon",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "roman": "metaxáblatta",
          "word": "μεταξάβλαττα"
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          "roman": "metaxários",
          "word": "μεταξάριος"
        },
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          "roman": "metáxion",
          "word": "μετάξιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "spartométaxa",
          "word": "σπαρτομέταξα"
        }
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        "raw silk"
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      "id": "en-μέταξα-grc-noun-MTd2ML-m",
      "links": [
        [
          "raw silk",
          "raw silk"
        ]
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        "University of Chicago"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.tak.sa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mé.tak.sa/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "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": "metaxários",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "metáxion",
      "word": "μετάξιον"
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    {
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            "1": "jpa",
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          "name": "m+"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
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            "1": "oge",
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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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      ],
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      "form": "métaxa",
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      "form": "μετάξης",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "First declension",
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      "form": "ἡ μέταξᾰ",
      "roman": "hē métaxă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μετάξᾱ",
      "roman": "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": "μετάξαιν",
      "roman": "metáxain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μεταξῶν",
      "roman": "metaxôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μετάξῃ",
      "roman": "têi metáxēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μετάξαιν",
      "roman": "metáxain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μετάξαις",
      "roman": "taîs metáxais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μέταξᾰν",
      "roman": "tḕn métaxăn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μετάξᾱ",
      "roman": "metáxā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μετάξᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s metáxās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέταξᾰ",
      "roman": "métaxă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μετάξᾱ",
      "roman": "metáxā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέταξαι",
      "roman": "métaxai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μάταξα",
      "roman": "mátaxa",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μέταξον",
      "roman": "métaxon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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 unknown etymologies",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "raw silk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raw silk",
          "raw silk"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "University of Chicago"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέταξα"
}

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