"πελταστής" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πελταστής in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/, /pel.tasˈtis/, /pel.tasˈtis/, /pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pel.tasˈte̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pel.tasˈtis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pel.tasˈtis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pel.tasˈtis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πελτᾰ́ζω (peltắzō) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|πελτᾰ́ζω|-της|id2=agent noun|pos2=masculine agent-noun suffix|t2=-er}} πελτᾰ́ζω (peltắzō) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πελτᾰστοῦ|m|first|head=πελτᾰστής}} πελτᾰστής • (peltăstḗs) m (genitive πελτᾰστοῦ); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πελταστής|οῦ}} Forms: πελτᾰστής [canonical], peltăstḗs [romanization], πελτᾰστοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ πελταστής [nominative, singular], τὼ πελταστᾱ́ [dual, nominative], οἱ πελτασταί [nominative, plural], τοῦ πελταστοῦ [genitive, singular], τοῖν πελτασταῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν πελταστῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ πελταστῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν πελτασταῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς πελτασταῖς [dative, plural], τὸν πελταστήν [accusative, singular], τὼ πελταστᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τοὺς πελταστᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], πελταστᾰ́ [singular, vocative], πελταστᾱ́ [dual, vocative], πελτασταί [plural, vocative]
  1. a peltast, a targeteer, one who bears a light shield Categories (topical): Military Related terms: πέλτη (péltē)
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: peltastēs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: peltastēs"
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            "bor": "yes"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Peltast",
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        }
      ],
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        }
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    },
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      "roman": "hoi peltastaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ πελταστοῦ",
      "roman": "toû peltastoû",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῖν πελτασταῖν",
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν πελτασταῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ πελταστᾱ́",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "τοὺς πελταστᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "toùs peltastā́s",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "πελταστᾰ́",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "targeteer",
          "targeteer"
        ],
        [
          "shield",
          "shield"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "péltē",
          "word": "πέλτη"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈte̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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          "expansion": "→ Latin: peltastēs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: peltastēs"
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            "1": "de",
            "2": "Peltast",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Peltast",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Peltast"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "peltast",
            "bor": "yes"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: peltast"
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            "bor": "yes"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: peltasta"
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "peltasta",
            "bor": "yes"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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        {
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            "bor": "yes"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν πελτασταῖν",
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πελταστῇ",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν πελτασταῖν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοῖς πελτασταῖς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὸν πελταστήν",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοὺς πελταστᾱ́ς",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "πελταστᾰ́",
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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    }
  ],
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        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun)",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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      "glosses": [
        "a peltast, a targeteer, one who bears a light shield"
      ],
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        [
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          "peltast"
        ],
        [
          "targeteer",
          "targeteer"
        ],
        [
          "shield",
          "shield"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tas.tɛ̌ːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈte̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pel.tasˈtis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πελταστής"
}

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