"μηχανή" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/, /mi.xaˈni/, /mi.xaˈni/, /mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝.kʰaˈne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mi.xaˈni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mi.xaˈni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /mi.xaˈni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), with cognates including Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ) and Old English magan, miht, mæġen (English may, might, main). See also Μάγος (Mágos). Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin, doublet of Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”). Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*megʰ-||to be able}} Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), {{cog|cu|могѫ}} Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ), {{cog|ang|magan}} Old English magan, {{m|ang|miht}} miht, {{m|ang|mæġen}} mæġen, {{cog|en|may}} English may, {{m|en|might}} might, {{m|en|main}} main, {{m|grc|Μάγος}} Μάγος (Mágos), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|grc|μάγγανον|t=charm, block (wheelbox)}} Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|μηχᾰνή|μηχᾰνῆς|f|first}} μηχᾰνή • (mēkhanḗ) f (genitive μηχᾰνῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μηχᾰνή|μηχᾰνῆς}}, {{grc-decl|μᾱχᾰνᾱ́|μᾱχᾰνᾶς||dial=lak}} Forms: μηχᾰνή [canonical], mēkhanḗ [romanization], μηχᾰνῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ μηχᾰνή [nominative, singular], τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ μηχᾰναί [nominative, plural], τῆς μηχᾰνῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηχᾰνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ μηχᾰνῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς μηχᾰναῖς [dative, plural], τὴν μηχᾰνήν [accusative, singular], τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μηχᾰνᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], μηχᾰνή [singular, vocative], μηχᾰνᾱ́ [dual, vocative], μηχᾰναί [plural, vocative], declension-1 [table-tags], ᾱ̔ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ [nominative, singular], τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ [dual, nominative], ταὶ μᾱχᾰναί [nominative, plural], τᾶς μᾱχᾰνᾶς [genitive, singular], τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν [dual, genitive], τᾶν μᾱχᾰνᾶν [genitive, plural], τᾷ μᾱχᾰνᾷ [dative, singular], τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς μᾱχᾰναῖς [dative, plural], τᾱ̀ν μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ν [accusative, singular], τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ [singular, vocative], μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ [dual, vocative], μᾱχᾰναί [plural, vocative]
  1. contrivance, machine, device, gear Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-μηχανή-grc-noun-VtMKNDAW
  2. way, means Tags: Attic, Ionic, Koine
    Sense id: en-μηχανή-grc-noun-GJOI-7rL Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes, Attic Greek, Ionic Greek, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 35 65 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 5 95 Disambiguation of Ionic Greek: 3 97 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhanā́) [Doric] Derived forms: κᾰκομήχᾰνος (kakomḗkhanos), μηχᾰνάομαι (mēkhanáomai), μηχᾰνεύς (mēkhaneús), μηχᾰ́νημᾰ (mēkhánēma), μηχᾰ́νησῐς (mēkhánēsis), μηχᾰ́νωμᾰ (mēkhánōma), μηχᾰνῐκός (mēkhanikós), ποικῐλομήχᾰνος (poikilomḗkhanos) Related terms: μῆχος (mêkhos)

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kakomḗkhanos",
      "word": "κᾰκομήχᾰνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhanáomai",
      "word": "μηχᾰνάομαι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhaneús",
      "word": "μηχᾰνεύς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhánēma",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νημᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhánēsis",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νησῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhánōma",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mēkhanikós",
      "word": "μηχᾰνῐκός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "poikilomḗkhanos",
      "word": "ποικῐλομήχᾰνος"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μηχανή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μηχανή (michaní)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μηχανή (michaní)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܡܐܟܢܐ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܐܟܢܐ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܐܟܢܐ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ (mēkhanē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ (mēkhanē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "մեքենայ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: մեքենայ (mekʿenay)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: մեքենայ (mekʿenay)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "մեքենա"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: մեքենա (mekʿena)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: մեքենա (mekʿena)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "مېچن",
            "3": "mēčə́n",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: مېچن, mēčə́n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: مېچن, mēčə́n"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to be able"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "могѫ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "magan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English magan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "miht"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mæġen"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "may"
      },
      "expansion": "English may",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "might"
      },
      "expansion": "might",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "main"
      },
      "expansion": "main",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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        "t": "charm, block (wheelbox)"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), with cognates including Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ) and Old English magan, miht, mæġen (English may, might, main). See also Μάγος (Mágos).\nBeekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin, doublet of Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνή",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mēkhanḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ μηχᾰνή",
      "roman": "hē mēkhanḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "αἱ μηχᾰναί",
      "roman": "hai mēkhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μηχᾰνῆς",
      "roman": "tês mēkhanês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μηχᾰνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn mēkhanôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μηχᾰνῇ",
      "roman": "têi mēkhanêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μηχᾰναῖς",
      "roman": "taîs mēkhanaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μηχᾰνήν",
      "roman": "tḕn mēkhanḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μηχᾰνᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mēkhanā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνή",
      "roman": "mēkhanḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰναί",
      "roman": "mēkhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾱ̔ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "hā mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταὶ μᾱχᾰναί",
      "roman": "taì mākhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾶς μᾱχᾰνᾶς",
      "roman": "tâs mākhanâs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mākhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾶν μᾱχᾰνᾶν",
      "roman": "tân mākhanân",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾷ μᾱχᾰνᾷ",
      "roman": "tâi mākhanâi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mākhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μᾱχᾰναῖς",
      "roman": "taîs mākhanaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ν μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ν",
      "roman": "tā̀n mākhanā́n",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mākhanā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰναί",
      "roman": "mākhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "first"
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
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        "3": "",
        "dial": "lak"
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mêkhos",
      "word": "μῆχος"
    }
  ],
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        "contrivance, machine, device, gear"
      ],
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          "contrivance",
          "contrivance"
        ],
        [
          "machine",
          "machine"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
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        [
          "gear",
          "gear"
        ]
      ],
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "35 65",
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          "_dis": "5 95",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
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          "name": "Ionic Greek",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "way, means"
      ],
      "id": "en-μηχανή-grc-noun-GJOI-7rL",
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        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝.kʰaˈne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μηχανή"
}
{
  "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 oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Attic Greek",
    "Ionic Greek",
    "Koine Greek",
    "el:Vehicles"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kakomḗkhanos",
      "word": "κᾰκομήχᾰνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhanáomai",
      "word": "μηχᾰνάομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhaneús",
      "word": "μηχᾰνεύς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhánēma",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νημᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhánēsis",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νησῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhánōma",
      "word": "μηχᾰ́νωμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēkhanikós",
      "word": "μηχᾰνῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "poikilomḗkhanos",
      "word": "ποικῐλομήχᾰνος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μηχανή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: μηχανή (michaní)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: μηχανή (michaní)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܡܐܟܢܐ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܐܟܢܐ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܐܟܢܐ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ (mēkhanē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ (mēkhanē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "մեքենայ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: մեքենայ (mekʿenay)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: մեքենայ (mekʿenay)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "մեքենա"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: մեքենա (mekʿena)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: մեքենա (mekʿena)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "مېچن",
            "3": "mēčə́n",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: مېچن, mēčə́n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: مېچن, mēčə́n"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*megʰ-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to be able"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "могѫ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "magan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English magan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "miht"
      },
      "expansion": "miht",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "mæġen"
      },
      "expansion": "mæġen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "may"
      },
      "expansion": "English may",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "might"
      },
      "expansion": "might",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "main"
      },
      "expansion": "main",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "Μάγος"
      },
      "expansion": "Μάγος (Mágos)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "μάγγανον",
        "t": "charm, block (wheelbox)"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”), with cognates including Old Church Slavonic могѫ (mogǫ) and Old English magan, miht, mæġen (English may, might, main). See also Μάγος (Mágos).\nBeekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin, doublet of Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “charm, block (wheelbox)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνή",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mēkhanḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνῆς",
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ μηχᾰνή",
      "roman": "hē mēkhanḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ μηχᾰναί",
      "roman": "hai mēkhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς μηχᾰνῆς",
      "roman": "tês mēkhanês",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν μηχᾰνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn mēkhanôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ μηχᾰνῇ",
      "roman": "têi mēkhanêi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μηχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mēkhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μηχᾰναῖς",
      "roman": "taîs mēkhanaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν μηχᾰνήν",
      "roman": "tḕn mēkhanḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μηχᾰνᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mēkhanā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνή",
      "roman": "mēkhanḗ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mēkhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μηχᾰναί",
      "roman": "mēkhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾱ̔ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "hā mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταὶ μᾱχᾰναί",
      "roman": "taì mākhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾶς μᾱχᾰνᾶς",
      "roman": "tâs mākhanâs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mākhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾶν μᾱχᾰνᾶν",
      "roman": "tân mākhanân",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾷ μᾱχᾰνᾷ",
      "roman": "tâi mākhanâi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν μᾱχᾰναῖν",
      "roman": "toîn mākhanaîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς μᾱχᾰναῖς",
      "roman": "taîs mākhanaîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ν μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ν",
      "roman": "tā̀n mākhanā́n",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s mākhanā́s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "μᾱχᾰναί",
      "roman": "mākhanaí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μηχᾰνή",
        "2": "μηχᾰνῆς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "μηχᾰνή • (mēkhanḗ) f (genitive μηχᾰνῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μηχᾰνή",
        "2": "μηχᾰνῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́",
        "2": "μᾱχᾰνᾶς",
        "3": "",
        "dial": "lak"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "mêkhos",
      "word": "μῆχος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "contrivance, machine, device, gear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contrivance",
          "contrivance"
        ],
        [
          "machine",
          "machine"
        ],
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "gear",
          "gear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "way, means"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Ionic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛː.kʰa.nɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/me̝.kʰaˈne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi.xaˈni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mākhanā́",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "μᾱχᾰνᾱ́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μηχανή"
}

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