"προβοσκίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pro.bos.kís/, /pro.βosˈcis/, /pro.vosˈcis/, /pro.bos.kís/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pro.bosˈkis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pro.βosˈcis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pro.vosˈcis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pro.vosˈcis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From προ- (pro-, “before, in front of”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “I feed, I graze”) + -ις (-is, suffix to form a feminine noun). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|προ-|βόσκω|-ις|pos3=suffix to form a feminine noun|t1=before, in front of|t2=I feed, I graze}} προ- (pro-, “before, in front of”) + βόσκω (bóskō, “I feed, I graze”) + -ις (-is, suffix to form a feminine noun) Head templates: {{grc-noun|προβοσκίδος|f|third}} προβοσκίς • (proboskís) f (genitive προβοσκίδος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|προβοσκίς|προβοσκίδος}} Forms: proboskís [romanization], προβοσκίδος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ προβοσκῐ́ς [nominative, singular], τὼ προβοσκῐ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ προβοσκῐ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς προβοσκῐ́δος [genitive, singular], τοῖν προβοσκῐ́δοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν προβοσκῐ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ προβοσκῐ́δῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν προβοσκῐ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς προβοσκῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], προβοσκῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs proboskísi [dative, plural], taîs proboskísin [dative, plural], τὴν προβοσκῐ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ προβοσκῐ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς προβοσκῐ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], προβοσκῐ́ς [singular, vocative], προβοσκῐ́δε [dual, vocative], προβοσκῐ́δες [plural, vocative]
  1. means of providing food
    elephant’s trunk
    Sense id: en-προβοσκίς-grc-noun-BCVx4t5k
  2. means of providing food
    elephant’s trunk
    fly’s proboscis
    Sense id: en-προβοσκίς-grc-noun-N6B8dWlH
  3. means of providing food
    (in the plural) tentacles of the decapod cephalopoda
    Tags: in-plural Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-προβοσκίς-grc-noun-ZnHqApEX Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 21 25 53 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 27 31 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-: 27 31 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις: 26 27 47 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 27 27 45

Inflected forms

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        "genitive"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ προβοσκῐ́δε",
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      "form": "αἱ προβοσκῐ́δες",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τῇ προβοσκῐ́δῐ",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "τὴν προβοσκῐ́δᾰ",
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          "means",
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        "(in the plural) tentacles of the decapod cephalopoda"
      ],
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        "in-plural"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/pro.bosˈkis/",
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pro.vosˈcis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προβοσκίς"
}

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