"οἰκουμένη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See οἰκουμένη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/, /y.kuˈme.ni/, /i.kuˈme.ni/, /oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /y.kuˈme.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /y.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /y.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”). Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|grc|οἰκουμένη γῆ|nocap=1|t=inhabited earth}} ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|οἰκουμένης|f|first}} οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē) f (genitive οἰκουμένης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|οἰκουμένη|οἰκουμένης}} Forms: oikouménē [romanization], οἰκουμένης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ οἰκουμένη [nominative, singular], τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ οἰκουμέναι [nominative, plural], τῆς οἰκουμένης [genitive, singular], τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν οἰκουμενῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ οἰκουμένῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς οἰκουμέναις [dative, plural], τὴν οἰκουμένην [accusative, singular], τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς οἰκουμένᾱς [accusative, plural], οἰκουμένη [singular, vocative], οἰκουμένᾱ [dual, vocative], οἰκουμέναι [plural, vocative]
  1. inhabited region
    Sense id: en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-608wAiTg
  2. the inhabited world, particularly the region known to the ancient Greeks: (sub-polar) Europe, (western) Asia, and (northern and Saharan) Africa
    Sense id: en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-XxpCRDNt Categories (other): Ancient Greek ellipses, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek ellipses: 5 61 30 4 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 63 30 3 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 4 56 28 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 64 25 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 70 24 2
  3. (Byzantine) the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-2b~Am8le Categories (other): Byzantine Greek
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: οἰκεομένη — uncontracted (oikeoménē) Derived forms: ἡ οἰκουμένη ἡ μέλλουσα (hē oikouménē hē méllousa) (english: the world to come), οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós) Related terms: ἄντοικοι (ántoikoi), ἀντίποδες (antípodes), περίοικοι (períoikoi)

Verb

IPA: /oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/, /y.kuˈme.ni/, /i.kuˈme.ni/, /oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /y.kuˈme.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /y.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /y.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.kuˈme.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: oikouménē [romanization]
Etymology: Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”). Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|grc|οἰκουμένη γῆ|nocap=1|t=inhabited earth}} ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”) Head templates: {{head|grc|participle form}} οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē)
  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of οἰκούμενος (oikoúmenos) Tags: feminine, form-of, nominative, participle, singular, vocative Form of: οἰκούμενος (extra: oikoúmenos)
    Sense id: en-οἰκουμένη-grc-verb-PVGV9n0Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: οἰκεομένη — uncontracted (oikeoménē)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οἰκουμένη γῆ",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "inhabited earth"
      },
      "expansion": "ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”)",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "oikouménē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
      "expansion": "οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "oikoúmenos",
          "word": "οἰκούμενος"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine nominative/vocative singular of οἰκούμενος (oikoúmenos)"
      ],
      "id": "en-οἰκουμένη-grc-verb-PVGV9n0Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "οἰκούμενος",
          "οἰκούμενος#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "participle",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "oikeoménē",
      "word": "οἰκεομένη — uncontracted"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἰκουμένη"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "the world to come",
      "roman": "hē oikouménē hē méllousa",
      "word": "ἡ οἰκουμένη ἡ μέλλουσα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "oikoumenikós",
      "word": "οἰκουμενικός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ (oikoumenē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ (oikoumenē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ecumene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ecumene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ecumene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "écoumène",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: écoumène",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: écoumène"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "οικουμένη",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: οικουμένη (oikouméni) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: οικουμένη (oikouméni) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "oikumene",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: oikumene (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: oikumene (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ecumene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ecumene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ecumene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ойкуме́на",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ойкуме́на (ojkuména)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ойкуме́на (ojkuména)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "ecúmene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: ecúmene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: ecúmene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "ecuménico",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: ecuménico, ecumênico (Brazil)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: ecuménico, ecumênico (Brazil)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οἰκουμένη γῆ",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "inhabited earth"
      },
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      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oikouménē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένης",
      "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 οἰκουμένη",
      "roman": "hē oikouménē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ οἰκουμέναι",
      "roman": "hai oikouménai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς οἰκουμένης",
      "roman": "tês oikouménēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn oikouménain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν οἰκουμενῶν",
      "roman": "tôn oikoumenôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ οἰκουμένῃ",
      "roman": "têi oikouménēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn oikouménain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς οἰκουμέναις",
      "roman": "taîs oikouménais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν οἰκουμένην",
      "roman": "tḕn oikouménēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς οἰκουμένᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s oikouménās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένη",
      "roman": "oikouménē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμέναι",
      "roman": "oikouménai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "οἰκουμένης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē) f (genitive οἰκουμένης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "οἰκουμένη",
        "2": "οἰκουμένης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ántoikoi",
      "word": "ἄντοικοι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "antípodes",
      "word": "ἀντίποδες"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "períoikoi",
      "word": "περίοικοι"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inhabited region"
      ],
      "id": "en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-608wAiTg",
      "links": [
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 61 30 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek ellipses",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 63 30 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 56 28 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 64 25 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 70 24 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the inhabited world, particularly the region known to the ancient Greeks: (sub-polar) Europe, (western) Asia, and (northern and Saharan) Africa"
      ],
      "id": "en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-XxpCRDNt",
      "links": [
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "known",
          "known"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "sub-",
          "sub-"
        ],
        [
          "polar",
          "polar"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe"
        ],
        [
          "western",
          "western"
        ],
        [
          "Asia",
          "Asia"
        ],
        [
          "Sahara",
          "Sahara"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Byzantine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire"
      ],
      "id": "en-οἰκουμένη-grc-noun-2b~Am8le",
      "links": [
        [
          "civilized",
          "civilized"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman Empire"
        ],
        [
          "Byzantine Empire",
          "Byzantine Empire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "oikeoménē",
      "word": "οἰκεομένη — uncontracted"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἰκουμένη"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 4-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek ellipses",
    "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 non-lemma forms",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek participle forms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οἰκουμένη γῆ",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "inhabited earth"
      },
      "expansion": "ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”)",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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  "head_templates": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "extra": "oikoúmenos",
          "word": "οἰκούμενος"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine nominative/vocative singular of οἰκούμενος (oikoúmenos)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "οἰκούμενος",
          "οἰκούμενος#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "participle",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "oikeoménē",
      "word": "οἰκεομένη — uncontracted"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἰκουμένη"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 4-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek ellipses",
    "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 non-lemma forms",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek participle forms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "the world to come",
      "roman": "hē oikouménē hē méllousa",
      "word": "ἡ οἰκουμένη ἡ μέλλουσα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "oikoumenikós",
      "word": "οἰκουμενικός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ (oikoumenē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ (oikoumenē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ecumene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ecumene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ecumene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "écoumène",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: écoumène",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: écoumène"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "οικουμένη",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: οικουμένη (oikouméni) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: οικουμένη (oikouméni) (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "oikumene",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: oikumene (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: oikumene (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "ecumene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: ecumene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: ecumene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "ойкуме́на",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: ойкуме́на (ojkuména)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: ойкуме́на (ojkuména)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "ecúmene",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: ecúmene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: ecúmene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "ecuménico",
            "alts": "1",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: ecuménico, ecumênico (Brazil)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: ecuménico, ecumênico (Brazil)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "οἰκουμένη γῆ",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "inhabited earth"
      },
      "expansion": "ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”)",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Present passive participle of οἰκέω (oikéō, “I inhabit, dwell”). The noun use is an ellipsis of οἰκουμένη γῆ (oikouménē gê, “inhabited earth”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oikouménē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένης",
      "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 οἰκουμένη",
      "roman": "hē oikouménē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ οἰκουμέναι",
      "roman": "hai oikouménai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς οἰκουμένης",
      "roman": "tês oikouménēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn oikouménain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν οἰκουμενῶν",
      "roman": "tôn oikoumenôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ οἰκουμένῃ",
      "roman": "têi oikouménēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν οἰκουμέναιν",
      "roman": "toîn oikouménain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς οἰκουμέναις",
      "roman": "taîs oikouménais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν οἰκουμένην",
      "roman": "tḕn oikouménēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς οἰκουμένᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s oikouménās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένη",
      "roman": "oikouménē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμένᾱ",
      "roman": "oikouménā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἰκουμέναι",
      "roman": "oikouménai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "οἰκουμένης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "οἰκουμένη • (oikouménē) f (genitive οἰκουμένης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "οἰκουμένη",
        "2": "οἰκουμένης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "ántoikoi",
      "word": "ἄντοικοι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "antípodes",
      "word": "ἀντίποδες"
    },
    {
      "roman": "períoikoi",
      "word": "περίοικοι"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inhabited region"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the inhabited world, particularly the region known to the ancient Greeks: (sub-polar) Europe, (western) Asia, and (northern and Saharan) Africa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inhabit",
          "inhabit"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "known",
          "known"
        ],
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "sub-",
          "sub-"
        ],
        [
          "polar",
          "polar"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe"
        ],
        [
          "western",
          "western"
        ],
        [
          "Asia",
          "Asia"
        ],
        [
          "Sahara",
          "Sahara"
        ],
        [
          "Africa",
          "Africa"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Byzantine Greek"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "civilized",
          "civilized"
        ],
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ],
        [
          "particularly",
          "particularly"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman Empire"
        ],
        [
          "Byzantine Empire",
          "Byzantine Empire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) the civilized world, particularly the land of the Roman or Byzantine Empire"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/oi̯.kuː.mé.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.kuˈme.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "oikeoménē",
      "word": "οἰκεομένη — uncontracted"
    }
  ],
  "word": "οἰκουμένη"
}

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