"σορός" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σορός in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /so.rós/, /soˈros/, /soˈros/, /so.rós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /soˈros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /soˈros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /soˈros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /soˈros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *tworHos (“seizer, encloser”), from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose”). Cognate to Proto-Slavic *tvȏrъ (“creature”) and Proto-Slavic *tvoriti (“to make”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro||*tworHos|t=seizer, encloser}} Proto-Indo-European *tworHos (“seizer, encloser”), {{der|grc|ine-pro|*twerH-|t=to enclose}} Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose”), {{cog|sla-pro|*tvȏrъ||creature}} Proto-Slavic *tvȏrъ (“creature”), {{cog|sla-pro|*tvoriti||to make}} Proto-Slavic *tvoriti (“to make”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σοροῦ|f|second}} σορός • (sorós) f (genitive σοροῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σορός|ου|form=F}} Forms: sorós [romanization], σοροῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ σορός [nominative, singular], σορώ [dual, nominative], αἱ σοροί [nominative, plural], τῆς σοροῦ [genitive, singular], σοροῖν [dual, genitive], σορῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σορῷ [dative, singular], σοροῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς σοροῖς [dative, plural], τὴν σορόν [accusative, singular], σορώ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σορούς [accusative, plural], σορέ [singular, vocative], σορώ [dual, vocative], σοροί [plural, vocative]
  1. a vessel for holding human remains, specifically:
    urn for cremated remains
    Sense id: en-σορός-grc-noun-NZ8GdHe2 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Containers Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 48 30 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 41 17 11 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 13 9 10 13 Disambiguation of Containers: 60 34 6
  2. a vessel for holding human remains, specifically:
    coffin
    Sense id: en-σορός-grc-noun-Mi3NUAeQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 32 43 26
  3. a nickname for an old man or woman
    Sense id: en-σορός-grc-noun-Ypzz3zJT

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*tvȏrъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "creature"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "to make"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *tworHos (“seizer, encloser”), from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“to enclose”). Cognate to Proto-Slavic *tvȏrъ (“creature”) and Proto-Slavic *tvoriti (“to make”).",
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    {
      "form": "sorós",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "genitive"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῆς σοροῦ",
      "roman": "tês soroû",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ σορῷ",
      "roman": "têi sorôi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν σορόν",
      "roman": "tḕn sorón",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σορώ",
      "roman": "sorṓ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς σορούς",
      "roman": "tā̀s soroús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σορέ",
      "roman": "soré",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "soroí",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "urn for cremated remains"
      ],
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          "urn"
        ]
      ]
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "a vessel for holding human remains, specifically:",
        "coffin"
      ],
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          "vessel",
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        ],
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          "coffin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "a nickname for an old man or woman"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/so.rós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σορός"
}
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    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension",
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek palindromes",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σορώ",
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    {
      "form": "αἱ σοροί",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "σορῶν",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ σορῷ",
      "roman": "têi sorôi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς σοροῖς",
      "roman": "taîs soroîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν σορόν",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς σορούς",
      "roman": "tā̀s soroús",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σορέ",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σορώ",
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        "vocative"
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        "urn for cremated remains"
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        "coffin"
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/so.rós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/soˈros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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