"πρίων" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πρίων in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /prǐː.ɔːn/, /ˈpri.on/, /ˈpri.on/, /prǐː.ɔːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpri.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpri.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpri.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpri.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πρίω (príō, “to saw, cut”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|πρῑ́ων|πρῑ́ονος|m|third}} πρῑ́ων • (prī́ōn) m (genitive πρῑ́ονος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πρῑ́ων|πρῑ́ονος}} Forms: πρῑ́ων [canonical], prī́ōn [romanization], πρῑ́ονος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ πρῑ́ων [nominative, singular], πρῑ́ονε [dual, nominative], οἱ πρῑ́ονες [nominative, plural], τοῦ πρῑ́ονος [genitive, singular], πρῑόνοιν [dual, genitive], πρῑόνων [genitive, plural], τῷ πρῑ́ονῐ [dative, singular], πρῑόνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πρῑ́οσῐ [dative, plural], πρῑ́οσῐν [dative, plural], toîs prī́osĭ [dative, plural], toîs prī́osĭn [dative, plural], τὸν πρῑ́ονᾰ [accusative, singular], πρῑ́ονε [accusative, dual], τοὺς πρῑ́ονᾰς [accusative, plural], πρῖον [singular, vocative], πρῑ́ονε [dual, vocative], πρῑ́ονες [plural, vocative]
  1. saw
    Sense id: en-πρίων-grc-noun-38GhiI8B Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 37 30 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 40 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 41 38 11
  2. trephine, trepan
    Sense id: en-πρίων-grc-noun-QSjOumGV Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 16 40 29 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 37 30 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 40 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 41 38 11
  3. ridge of hills
    Sense id: en-πρίων-grc-noun-1bGdf0pC Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 37 30 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 40 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 41 38 11
  4. a kind of marine animal, possibly the dolphin
    Sense id: en-πρίων-grc-noun-8vzBib7A Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 16 37 30 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 40 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 30 27 16 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 41 38 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: πρῑόνῐον (prīónĭon), πρῑονῖτῐς (prīonîtĭs), πρῑονώδης (prīonṓdēs), πρῑονωτός (prīonōtós)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prīónĭon",
      "word": "πρῑόνῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prīonîtĭs",
      "word": "πρῑονῖτῐς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prīonṓdēs",
      "word": "πρῑονώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prīonōtós",
      "word": "πρῑονωτός"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πριόνι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πριόνι (prióni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πριόνι (prióni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Prionus",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Prionus",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Prionus",
            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: (through genitive) Prionus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: (through genitive) Prionus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܡܣܪܐ",
            "sml": "1",
            "tr": "massārā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܣܪܐ (massārā) (semantic loan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܣܪܐ (massārā) (semantic loan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "սղոց",
            "sml": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: սղոց (słocʻ) (semantic loan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: սղոց (słocʻ) (semantic loan)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From πρίω (príō, “to saw, cut”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ων",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī́ōn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ πρῑ́ων",
      "roman": "ho prī́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πρῑ́ονες",
      "roman": "hoi prī́ones",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ πρῑ́ονος",
      "roman": "toû prī́onos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνοιν",
      "roman": "prīónoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνων",
      "roman": "prīónōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πρῑ́ονῐ",
      "roman": "tôi prī́onĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνοιν",
      "roman": "prīónoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς πρῑ́οσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́οσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs prī́osĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs prī́osĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πρῑ́ονᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn prī́onă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς πρῑ́ονᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs prī́onăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῖον",
      "roman": "prîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονες",
      "roman": "prī́ones",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "πρῑ́ων",
        "2": "πρῑ́ονος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "πρῑ́ων • (prī́ōn) m (genitive πρῑ́ονος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πρῑ́ων",
        "2": "πρῑ́ονος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 37 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 40 37 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 30 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 41 38 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "grc:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "saw"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρίων-grc-noun-38GhiI8B",
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 40 29 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 37 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 40 37 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 30 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 41 38 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "grc:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trephine, trepan"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρίων-grc-noun-QSjOumGV",
      "links": [
        [
          "trephine",
          "trephine"
        ],
        [
          "trepan",
          "trepan"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 37 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 40 37 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 30 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 41 38 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "grc:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ridge of hills"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρίων-grc-noun-1bGdf0pC",
      "links": [
        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ],
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 37 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 40 37 12",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 30 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 41 38 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "grc:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2nd–4th centuries AD, Physiologus 5"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of marine animal, possibly the dolphin"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρίων-grc-noun-8vzBib7A",
      "links": [
        [
          "dolphin",
          "dolphin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prǐː.ɔːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prǐː.ɔːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρίων"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Tools"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "prīónĭon",
      "word": "πρῑόνῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prīonîtĭs",
      "word": "πρῑονῖτῐς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prīonṓdēs",
      "word": "πρῑονώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prīonōtós",
      "word": "πρῑονωτός"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πριόνι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πριόνι (prióni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πριόνι (prióni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Prionus",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Prionus",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Prionus",
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            "q": "through genitive"
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          "expansion": "→ Translingual: (through genitive) Prionus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: (through genitive) Prionus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syc",
            "2": "ܡܣܪܐ",
            "sml": "1",
            "tr": "massārā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܣܪܐ (massārā) (semantic loan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Syriac: ܡܣܪܐ (massārā) (semantic loan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "սղոց",
            "sml": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: սղոց (słocʻ) (semantic loan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: սղոց (słocʻ) (semantic loan)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From πρίω (príō, “to saw, cut”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ων",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī́ōn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ πρῑ́ων",
      "roman": "ho prī́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πρῑ́ονες",
      "roman": "hoi prī́ones",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ πρῑ́ονος",
      "roman": "toû prī́onos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνοιν",
      "roman": "prīónoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνων",
      "roman": "prīónōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πρῑ́ονῐ",
      "roman": "tôi prī́onĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑόνοιν",
      "roman": "prīónoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς πρῑ́οσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́οσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs prī́osĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs prī́osĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πρῑ́ονᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn prī́onă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς πρῑ́ονᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs prī́onăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῖον",
      "roman": "prîon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονε",
      "roman": "prī́one",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρῑ́ονες",
      "roman": "prī́ones",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πρῑ́ων",
        "2": "πρῑ́ονος",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "πρῑ́ων • (prī́ōn) m (genitive πρῑ́ονος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πρῑ́ων",
        "2": "πρῑ́ονος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "saw"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saw",
          "saw"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trephine, trepan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trephine",
          "trephine"
        ],
        [
          "trepan",
          "trepan"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ridge of hills"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ridge",
          "ridge"
        ],
        [
          "hill",
          "hill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2nd–4th centuries AD, Physiologus 5"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a kind of marine animal, possibly the dolphin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dolphin",
          "dolphin"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prǐː.ɔːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prǐː.ɔːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpri.on/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρίων"
}

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