"μηλολόνθη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μηλολόνθη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/, /mi.loˈlon.θi/, /mi.loˈlon.θi/, /mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝.loˈlon.tʰe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mi.loˈlon.θi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mi.loˈlon.θi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /mi.loˈlon.θi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Possibly from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) + ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”). But rather from μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”) + ὄλυνθος (ólunthos, “wild fig”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|μῆλον|ὄλλυμι|t1=apple, fruit|t2=destroy}} μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, fruit”) + ὄλλυμι (óllumi, “destroy”), {{compound|grc|μῆλον|ὄλυνθος|t1=sheep|t2=wild fig}} μῆλον (mêlon, “sheep”) + ὄλυνθος (ólunthos, “wild fig”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μηλολόνθης|f|first}} μηλολόνθη • (mēlolónthē) f (genitive μηλολόνθης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μηλολόνθη|μηλολόνθης|form=F}} Forms: mēlolónthē [romanization], μηλολόνθης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μηλολόνθη [nominative, singular], τὼ μηλολόνθᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ μηλολόνθαι [nominative, plural], τῆς μηλολόνθης [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηλολόνθαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηλολονθῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μηλολόνθῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν μηλολόνθαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μηλολόνθαις [dative, plural], τὴν μηλολόνθην [accusative, singular], τὼ μηλολόνθᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μηλολόνθᾱς [accusative, plural], μηλολόνθη [singular, vocative], μηλολόνθᾱ [dual, vocative], μηλολόνθαι [plural, vocative]
  1. cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) Categories (lifeform): Insects
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τὴν μηλολόνθην",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "μηλολόνθη",
      "roman": "mēlolónthē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "μηλολόνθᾱ",
      "roman": "mēlolónthā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "2": "μηλολόνθης",
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝.loˈlon.tʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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        }
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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        "2": "μῆλον",
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "μηλολόνθης",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τὼ μηλολόνθᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ mēlolónthā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "αἱ μηλολόνθαι",
      "roman": "hai mēlolónthai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μηλολόνθης",
      "roman": "tês mēlolónthēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηλολόνθαιν",
      "roman": "toîn mēlolónthain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μηλολονθῶν",
      "roman": "tôn mēlolonthôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μηλολόνθῃ",
      "roman": "têi mēlolónthēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηλολόνθαιν",
      "roman": "toîn mēlolónthain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μηλολόνθαις",
      "roman": "taîs mēlolónthais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μηλολόνθην",
      "roman": "tḕn mēlolónthēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μηλολόνθᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ mēlolónthā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μηλολόνθᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mēlolónthās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηλολόνθη",
      "roman": "mēlolónthē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηλολόνθᾱ",
      "roman": "mēlolónthā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηλολόνθαι",
      "roman": "mēlolónthai",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "μηλολόνθης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
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        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
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      ],
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          "cockchafer"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.lo.lón.tʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝.loˈlon.tʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.loˈlon.θi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μηλολόνθη"
}

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