"ξιφίας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ξιφίας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ksi.pʰí.aːs/, /ksiˈɸi.as/, /ksiˈfi.as/, /ksi.pʰí.aːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ksiˈpʰi.as/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ksiˈɸi.as/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ksiˈfi.as/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ksiˈfi.as/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ξῐ́φος (xíphos, “sword”) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-íās, “nominal suffix”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ξῐ́φος|-ῐ́ᾱς|t1=sword|t2=nominal suffix}} ξῐ́φος (xíphos, “sword”) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-íās, “nominal suffix”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ξῐφῐ́ου|m|first|head=ξῐφῐ́ᾱς}} ξῐφῐ́ᾱς • (xiphíās) m (genitive ξῐφῐ́ου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ξῐφῐ́ᾱς|ου}} Forms: ξῐφῐ́ᾱς [canonical], xiphíās [romanization], ξῐφῐ́ου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ ξῐφῐ́ᾱς [nominative, singular], τὼ ξῐφῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ ξῐφῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ξῐφῐ́ου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ξῐφῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ξῐφῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ξῐφῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ξῐφῐ́αιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ξῐφῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὸν ξῐφῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ ξῐφῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ξῐφῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], ξῐφῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], ξῐφῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], ξῐφῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Categories (lifeform): Scombroids Synonyms: θρᾰνῐ́ᾱς
    Sense id: en-ξιφίας-grc-noun-8NiEYOYG Disambiguation of Scombroids: 96 4 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίας, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 80 20 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίας: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. type of comet
    Sense id: en-ξιφίας-grc-noun-FYrdekZE
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            "2": "Jifia",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Jifia",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Jifia"
    },
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    }
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 2.13.9"
        }
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          "Xiphias gladius",
          "Xiphias gladius#Translingual"
        ]
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        }
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        {
          "text": "23 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Natural History 2.22"
        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈɸi.as/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksi.pʰí.aːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈpʰi.as/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈɸi.as/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ξιφίας"
}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
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    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
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    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
      ]
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      "form": "οἱ ξῐφῐ́αι",
      "roman": "hoi xiphíai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῦ ξῐφῐ́ου",
      "roman": "toû xiphíou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ξῐφῐ́αιν",
      "roman": "toîn xiphíain",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῶν ξῐφῐῶν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῷ ξῐφῐ́ᾳ",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ksiˈpʰi.as/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ksiˈɸi.as/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ξιφίας"
}

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