"πνιγεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pni.ɡěu̯s/, /pniˈʝeɸs/, /pniˈʝefs/, /pni.ɡěu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pniˈɡews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pniˈʝeɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pniˈʝefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pniˈʝefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō, “to choke, stifle”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|πνῑ́γω|εύς|pos2=masculine agentive suffix|t1=to choke, stifle}} πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō, “to choke, stifle”) + -εύς (-eús, masculine agentive suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πνῐγεύς|πνῐγέως|m|third}} πνῐγεύς • (pnĭgeús) m (genitive πνῐγέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πνῐγεύς|πνῐγέως|dial=att}} Forms: πνῐγεύς [canonical], pnĭgeús [romanization], πνῐγέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ πνῐγεύς [nominative, singular], πνῐγῆ [dual, nominative], οἱ πνῐγῆς [nominative, plural], πνῐγεῖς [nominative, plural], τοῦ πνῐγέως [genitive, singular], πνῐγέοιν [dual, genitive], πνῐγέων [genitive, plural], τῷ πνῐγεῖ [dative, singular], πνῐγέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πνῐγεῦσῐ [dative, plural], πνῐγεῦσῐν [dative, plural], toîs pnĭgeûsĭ [dative, plural], toîs pnĭgeûsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν πνῐγέᾱ [accusative, singular], πνῐγῆ [accusative, dual], τοὺς πνῐγέᾱς [accusative, plural], πνῐγεῦ [singular, vocative], πνῐγῆ [dual, vocative], πνῐγῆς [plural, vocative], πνῐγεῖς [plural, vocative]
  1. damper, cover for a stove
    Sense id: en-πνιγεύς-grc-noun-7eOAZ8KE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς: 37 35 28
  2. hydraulic instrument in which air is pent up
    Sense id: en-πνιγεύς-grc-noun-AdfX-IxI Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Horse tack Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 32 43 25 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 45 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 60 21 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 54 45
  3. muzzle for horses Synonyms: κημός, φιμός
    Sense id: en-πνιγεύς-grc-noun-8aKyQ2f3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς, Horse tack Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς: 37 35 28 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 1 54 45
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    {
      "form": "πνῐγέως",
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      "form": "Third declension",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ὁ πνῐγεύς",
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      "roman": "toû pnĭgéōs",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "πνῐγέοιν",
      "roman": "pnĭgéoin",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγέων",
      "roman": "pnĭgéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πνῐγεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi pnĭgeî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγέοιν",
      "roman": "pnĭgéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς πνῐγεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "toîs pnĭgeûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "toîs pnĭgeûsĭn",
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        "dative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πνῐγέᾱ",
      "roman": "tòn pnĭgéā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγῆ",
      "roman": "pnĭgê",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς πνῐγέᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs pnĭgéās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγεῦ",
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "37 36 28",
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          "_dis": "37 35 28",
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        "damper, cover for a stove"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "cover",
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        [
          "stove",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "32 43 25",
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Horse tack",
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        }
      ],
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        "hydraulic instrument in which air is pent up"
      ],
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        [
          "hydraulic",
          "hydraulic"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "pent up",
          "pent up"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "37 36 28",
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        },
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          "_dis": "1 54 45",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Horse tack",
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        }
      ],
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        "muzzle for horses"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "muzzle",
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        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "κημός"
        },
        {
          "word": "φιμός"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pni.ɡěu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝeɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pni.ɡěu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈɡews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝeɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πνιγεύς"
}
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
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      "form": "πνῐγέως",
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    },
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      "form": "ὁ πνῐγεύς",
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      "form": "οἱ πνῐγῆς",
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    {
      "form": "πνῐγεῖς",
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        "nominative",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγέοιν",
      "roman": "pnĭgéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγέων",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πνῐγεῖ",
      "roman": "tôi pnĭgeî",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγέοιν",
      "roman": "pnĭgéoin",
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        "dative",
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    {
      "form": "τοῖς πνῐγεῦσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγεῦσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pnĭgeûsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pnĭgeûsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πνῐγέᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγῆ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τοὺς πνῐγέᾱς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πνῐγεῦ",
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      ]
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      "form": "πνῐγεῖς",
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "damper, cover for a stove"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "damper",
          "damper"
        ],
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          "cover",
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        ],
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          "stove",
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      ]
    },
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        "hydraulic instrument in which air is pent up"
      ],
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          "hydraulic",
          "hydraulic"
        ],
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          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
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          "air",
          "air"
        ],
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          "pent up",
          "pent up"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "muzzle for horses"
      ],
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        [
          "muzzle",
          "muzzle"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "κημός"
        },
        {
          "word": "φιμός"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pni.ɡěu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝeɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pni.ɡěu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈɡews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝeɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pniˈʝefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πνιγεύς"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ancient Greek dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.