"περιτομή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See περιτομή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pe.ri.to.mɛ̌ː/, /pe.ri.toˈmi/, /pe.ri.toˈmi/, /pe.ri.to.mɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pe.ri.toˈme̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pe.ri.toˈmi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pe.ri.toˈmi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pe.ri.toˈmi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From περιτέμνω (peritémnō, “to circumcise”) + -η (-ē). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|περιτέμνω|-η|id2=o-grade|t1=to circumcise}} περιτέμνω (peritémnō, “to circumcise”) + -η (-ē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|περῐτομῆς|f|first|head=περῐτομή}} περῐτομή • (perĭtomḗ) f (genitive περῐτομῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|περῐτομή|ῆς}} Forms: περῐτομή [canonical], perĭtomḗ [romanization], περῐτομῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ περῐτομή [nominative, singular], περῐτομᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ περῐτομαί [nominative, plural], τῆς περῐτομῆς [genitive, singular], περῐτομαῖν [dual, genitive], περῐτομῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ περῐτομῇ [dative, singular], περῐτομαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς περῐτομαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν περῐτομήν [accusative, singular], περῐτομᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς περῐτομᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], περῐτομή [singular, vocative], περῐτομᾱ́ [dual, vocative], περῐτομαί [plural, vocative]
  1. circular incision
    Sense id: en-περιτομή-grc-noun-yMtq1qrw Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 18 40
  2. circumcision
    Sense id: en-περιτομή-grc-noun-CFEhO1KW Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 18 40
  3. one who is circumcised
    Sense id: en-περιτομή-grc-noun-9SIcu8IR Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 18 40 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 21 25 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -η (o-grade): 21 25 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 27 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 27 53
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