"μῆριγξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μῆριγξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɛ̂ː.riŋks/, /ˈmi.riŋks/, /ˈmi.riŋks/, /mɛ̂ː.riŋks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme̝.riŋks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmi.riŋks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmi.riŋks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmi.riŋks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The suffix "-ιγγ-", the prothetic "σ-" and the lack of possible cognates, apart from μήρινθος (mḗrinthos, “fishing line”), lead to a Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μήρῐγγος|f|third|head=μῆρῐγξ}} μῆρῐγξ • (mêrĭnx) f (genitive μήρῐγγος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μῆρῐγξ|μήρῐγγος|form=F}} Forms: μῆρῐγξ [canonical], mêrĭnx [romanization], μήρῐγγος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ μῆρῐγξ [nominative, singular], τὼ μήρῐγγε [dual, nominative], αἱ μήρῐγγες [nominative, plural], τῆς μήρῐγγος [genitive, singular], τοῖν μηρῐ́γγοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μηρῐ́γγων [genitive, plural], τῇ μήρῐγγῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν μηρῐ́γγοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μήρῐγξῐ [dative, plural], μήρῐγξῐν [dative, plural], taîs mḗrĭnxĭ [dative, plural], taîs mḗrĭnxĭn [dative, plural], τὴν μήρῐγγᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ μήρῐγγε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μήρῐγγᾰς [accusative, plural], μῆρῐγξ [singular, vocative], μήρῐγγε [dual, vocative], μήρῐγγες [plural, vocative]
  1. bristle Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-μῆριγξ-grc-noun-XO0s38cw Disambiguation of Hair: 74 26 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Hesychius' gives the definition as: thorn which grows in the fleece of cattle.
    Sense id: en-μῆριγξ-grc-noun-2oLUc32H Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: σμῆριγξ (smêrinx)
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