"πηγή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πηγή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/, /piˈʝi/, /piˈʝi/, /pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pe̝ˈɡe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /piˈʝi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /piˈʝi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /piˈʝi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown; possibly Pre-Greek. Perhaps related to πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi), then derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{bor|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*peh₂ǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- Head templates: {{grc-noun|πηγῆς|f|first}} πηγή • (pēgḗ) f (genitive πηγῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πηγή|πηγῆς}} Forms: pēgḗ [romanization], πηγῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ πηγή [nominative, singular], πηγᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ πηγαί [nominative, plural], τῆς πηγῆς [genitive, singular], πηγαῖν [dual, genitive], πηγῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ πηγῇ [dative, singular], πηγαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς πηγαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν πηγήν [accusative, singular], πηγᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πηγᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], πηγή [singular, vocative], πηγᾱ́ [dual, vocative], πηγαί [plural, vocative], πᾱγᾱ́ [alternative, Doric]
  1. spring, well, fountain Synonyms: κρήνη, κρουνός, πῖδᾰξ
    Sense id: en-πηγή-grc-noun-1IA5rxMh
  2. (in the plural) source of a river Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-πηγή-grc-noun-d58RxFaR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 18 8 23 21 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 18 8 23 21 23
  3. vein (of a mineral)
    Sense id: en-πηγή-grc-noun-bOA4uWJ4
  4. source, origin, cause
    Sense id: en-πηγή-grc-noun-6DCRdecn Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 17 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 9 32 17 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 18 8 23 21 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 18 8 23 21 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: νόα (nóa) [Laconian] Derived forms: πηγαῖος (pēgaîos) (english: of or from a well)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "of or from a well",
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown; possibly Pre-Greek. Perhaps related to πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi), then derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.",
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      "form": "pēgḗ",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "πηγῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
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      "form": "πηγῶν",
      "roman": "pēgôn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τὴν πηγήν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
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      "roman": "tā̀s pēgā́s",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        },
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          "word": "κρουνός"
        },
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          "origin",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pe̝ˈɡe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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}
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        "(in the plural) source of a river"
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pe̝ˈɡe̝/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/piˈʝi/",
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}

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