"πυρήν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πυρήν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pyː.rɛ̌ːn/, /pyˈrin/, /piˈrin/, /pyː.rɛ̌ːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pyˈre̝n/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pyˈrin/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pyˈrin/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /piˈrin/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn). Etymology templates: {{suf|grc|πῡρός|ήν|t1=grain of wheat}} πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πῡρῆνος|m|third|head=πῡρήν}} πῡρήν • (pūrḗn) m (genitive πῡρῆνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πῡρήν|πῡρῆνος|form=M}} Forms: πῡρήν [canonical], pūrḗn [romanization], πῡρῆνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ πῡρήν [nominative, singular], πῡρῆνε [dual, nominative], οἱ πῡρῆνες [nominative, plural], τοῦ πῡρῆνος [genitive, singular], πῡρήνοιν [dual, genitive], πῡρήνων [genitive, plural], τῷ πῡρῆνῐ [dative, singular], πῡρήνοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς πῡρῆσῐ [dative, plural], πῡρῆσῐν [dative, plural], toîs pūrêsĭ [dative, plural], toîs pūrêsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν πῡρῆνᾰ [accusative, singular], πῡρῆνε [accusative, dual], τοὺς πῡρῆνᾰς [accusative, plural], πῡρήν [singular, vocative], πῡρῆνε [dual, vocative], πῡρῆνες [plural, vocative]
  1. (botany) kernel, pip, stone
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-LV-Mr0Rx Categories (other): Botany, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ήν, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Gems Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 11 6 27 13 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 15 8 27 16 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ήν: 31 14 8 25 15 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 13 4 13 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 8 3 7 6 3 Disambiguation of Gems: 42 12 4 11 27 4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. hard bone of fishes
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-NP2VOhqh Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 15 8 27 16 8
  3. grain of frankincense
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-9a44Xgei
  4. round head of a probe
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-hcNIQgbs Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 15 8 27 16 8
  5. name of a gem used as a votive offering
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-g3a-p~j~ Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 25 15 8 27 16 8
  6. growth under the chin of an animal
    Sense id: en-πυρήν-grc-noun-DDmrz~Cb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀπῡ́ρηνος (apū́rēnos), πῡρηνᾰ́δες (pūrēnắdes), πῡρηνῐ́δῐον (pūrēnĭ́dĭon), πῡρήνῐον (pūrḗnĭon), πῡρηνοειδής (pūrēnoeidḗs), πῡρηνώδης (pūrēnṓdēs)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "apū́rēnos",
      "word": "ἀπῡ́ρηνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pūrēnắdes",
      "word": "πῡρηνᾰ́δες"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pūrēnĭ́dĭon",
      "word": "πῡρηνῐ́δῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pūrḗnĭon",
      "word": "πῡρήνῐον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pūrēnoeidḗs",
      "word": "πῡρηνοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pūrēnṓdēs",
      "word": "πῡρηνώδης"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πυρήνας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyrena",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: pyrena",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: pyrena"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πῡρός",
        "3": "ήν",
        "t1": "grain of wheat"
      },
      "expansion": "πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πῡρήν",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrḗn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνος",
      "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 πῡρήν",
      "roman": "ho pūrḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πῡρῆνες",
      "roman": "hoi pūrênes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ πῡρῆνος",
      "roman": "toû pūrênos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνοιν",
      "roman": "pūrḗnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνων",
      "roman": "pūrḗnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πῡρῆνῐ",
      "roman": "tôi pūrênĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνοιν",
      "roman": "pūrḗnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς πῡρῆσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pūrêsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pūrêsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πῡρῆνᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn pūrênă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς πῡρῆνᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs pūrênăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήν",
      "roman": "pūrḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνες",
      "roman": "pūrênes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῡρῆνος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "πῡρήν"
      },
      "expansion": "πῡρήν • (pūrḗn) m (genitive πῡρῆνος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῡρήν",
        "2": "πῡρῆνος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "grc:Botany",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 11 6 27 13 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 15 8 27 16 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 14 8 25 15 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ήν",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 13 4 13 10 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 8 3 7 6 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 12 4 11 27 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Gems",
          "orig": "grc:Gems",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kernel, pip, stone"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-LV-Mr0Rx",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "pip",
          "pip"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) kernel, pip, stone"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 15 8 27 16 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hard bone of fishes"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-NP2VOhqh",
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grain of frankincense"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-9a44Xgei",
      "links": [
        [
          "grain",
          "grain"
        ],
        [
          "frankincense",
          "frankincense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 15 8 27 16 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "round head of a probe"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-hcNIQgbs",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "probe",
          "probe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 15 8 27 16 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a gem used as a votive offering"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-g3a-p~j~",
      "links": [
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "votive",
          "votive"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "growth under the chin of an animal"
      ],
      "id": "en-πυρήν-grc-noun-DDmrz~Cb",
      "links": [
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ],
        [
          "chin",
          "chin"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pyː.rɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈrin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyː.rɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈre̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈrin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πυρήν"
}
{
  "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 oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ήν",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Gems"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "apū́rēnos",
      "word": "ἀπῡ́ρηνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pūrēnắdes",
      "word": "πῡρηνᾰ́δες"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pūrēnĭ́dĭon",
      "word": "πῡρηνῐ́δῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pūrḗnĭon",
      "word": "πῡρήνῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pūrēnoeidḗs",
      "word": "πῡρηνοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pūrēnṓdēs",
      "word": "πῡρηνώδης"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πυρήνας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πυρήνας (pyrínas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyrena",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: pyrena",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: pyrena"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πῡρός",
        "3": "ήν",
        "t1": "grain of wheat"
      },
      "expansion": "πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From πῡρός (pūrós, “grain of wheat”) + -ήν (-ḗn).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πῡρήν",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pūrḗn",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνος",
      "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 πῡρήν",
      "roman": "ho pūrḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πῡρῆνες",
      "roman": "hoi pūrênes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ πῡρῆνος",
      "roman": "toû pūrênos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνοιν",
      "roman": "pūrḗnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνων",
      "roman": "pūrḗnōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ πῡρῆνῐ",
      "roman": "tôi pūrênĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήνοιν",
      "roman": "pūrḗnoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς πῡρῆσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pūrêsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pūrêsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πῡρῆνᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn pūrênă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς πῡρῆνᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs pūrênăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρήν",
      "roman": "pūrḗn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνε",
      "roman": "pūrêne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῡρῆνες",
      "roman": "pūrênes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῡρῆνος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "πῡρήν"
      },
      "expansion": "πῡρήν • (pūrḗn) m (genitive πῡρῆνος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῡρήν",
        "2": "πῡρῆνος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kernel, pip, stone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "kernel",
          "kernel"
        ],
        [
          "pip",
          "pip"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) kernel, pip, stone"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hard bone of fishes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bone",
          "bone"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grain of frankincense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grain",
          "grain"
        ],
        [
          "frankincense",
          "frankincense"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "round head of a probe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "probe",
          "probe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a gem used as a votive offering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "votive",
          "votive"
        ],
        [
          "offering",
          "offering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "growth under the chin of an animal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "growth",
          "growth"
        ],
        [
          "chin",
          "chin"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pyː.rɛ̌ːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈrin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyː.rɛ̌ːn/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈre̝n/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pyˈrin/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/piˈrin/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πυρήν"
}

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