"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 (xĭ́phos, “sword”) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās, “nominal suffix”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ξῐ́φος|-ῐ́ᾱς|t1=sword|t2=nominal suffix}} ξῐ́φος (xĭ́phos, “sword”) + -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās, “nominal suffix”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ξῐφῐ́ου|m|first|head=ξῐφῐ́ᾱς}} ξῐφῐ́ᾱς • (xĭphĭ́ās) m (genitive ξῐφῐ́ου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ξῐφῐ́ᾱς|ου}} Forms: ξῐφῐ́ᾱς [canonical], xĭphĭ́ās [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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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Jifia",
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          "Xiphias gladius#Translingual"
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        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈɸi.as/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/"
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ksiˈfi.as/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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