"πρίσμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πρίσμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /príz.ma/, /ˈpriz.ma/, /ˈpriz.ma/, /príz.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpriz.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpriz.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpriz.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpriz.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πρίω (príō, “I saw, I cut”) and the suffix -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|-μα}} -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πρίσμᾰτος|n|third|head=πρίσμᾰ}} πρίσμᾰ • (prísmă) n (genitive πρίσμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πρίσμᾰ|πρίσμᾰτος|form=N}} Forms: πρίσμᾰ [canonical], prísmă [romanization], πρίσμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ πρῐ́σμᾰ [nominative, singular], πρῐ́σμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ πρῐ́σμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ πρῐ́σμᾰτος [genitive, singular], πρῐσμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], πρῐσμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ πρῐ́σμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], πρῐσμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πρῐ́σμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], πρῐ́σμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs prĭ́smăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs prĭ́smăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ πρῐ́σμᾰ [accusative, singular], πρῐ́σμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ πρῐ́σμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], πρῐ́σμᾰ [singular, vocative], πρῐ́σμᾰτε [dual, vocative], πρῐ́σμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. anything sawn, sawdust
    Sense id: en-πρίσμα-grc-noun-dQM7PTYU Categories (other): Woodworking Disambiguation of Woodworking: 75 25
  2. (Koine) prism Tags: Koine
    Sense id: en-πρίσμα-grc-noun-u0yOuStu Categories (other): Koine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 26 74 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 26 74
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          "_dis": "75 25",
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          "name": "Woodworking",
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        "anything sawn, sawdust"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpriz.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpriz.ma/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpriz.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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