"νυκτερίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See νυκτερίς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nyk.te.rís/, /nyk.teˈris/, /nik.teˈris/, /nyk.te.rís/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /nyk.teˈris/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /nyk.teˈris/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /nyk.teˈris/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /nik.teˈris/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From νῠ́κτερος (nŭ́kteros, “nocturnal”), from νῠ́ξ (nŭ́x, “night”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|νῠκτερῐ́δος|f|third|head=νῠκτερῐ́ς}} νῠκτερῐ́ς • (nŭkterĭ́s) f (genitive νῠκτερῐ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|νῠκτερῐ́ς|νῠκτερῐ́δος}} Forms: νῠκτερῐ́ς [canonical], nŭkterĭ́s [romanization], νῠκτερῐ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ νῠκτερῐ́ς [nominative, singular], νῠκτερῐ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ νῠκτερῐ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς νῠκτερῐ́δος [genitive, singular], νῠκτερῐ́δοιν [dual, genitive], νῠκτερῐ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ νῠκτερῐ́δῐ [dative, singular], νῠκτερῐ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς νῠκτερῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], νῠκτερῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs nŭkterĭ́sĭ [dative, plural], taîs nŭkterĭ́sĭn [dative, plural], τὴν νῠκτερῐ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], νῠκτερῐ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς νῠκτερῐ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], νῠκτερῐ́ς [singular, vocative], νῠκτερῐ́δε [dual, vocative], νῠκτερῐ́δες [plural, vocative]
  1. bat (small flying mammal)
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
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      "form": "νῠκτερῐ́δε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nik.teˈris/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nyk.te.rís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/nik.teˈris/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "τῇ νῠκτερῐ́δῐ",
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      "form": "τὴν νῠκτερῐ́δᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "νῠκτερῐ́δε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς νῠκτερῐ́δᾰς",
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      "ipa": "/nik.teˈris/"
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      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/",
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      "ipa": "/nyk.teˈris/",
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      "ipa": "/nik.teˈris/",
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}

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