"σπέρμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σπέρμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spér.ma/, /ˈsper.ma/, /ˈsper.ma/, /spér.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈsper.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsper.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsper.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsper.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *sper- + Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥. By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*sper-}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*spérmn̥}} Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥, {{surf|grc|σπείρω|-μα}} By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma), {{cog|gmy|𐀟𐀔}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σπέρμᾰτος|n|third}} σπέρμα • (spérma) n (genitive σπέρμᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σπέρμᾰ|σπέρμᾰτος}} Forms: spérma [romanization], σπέρμᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ σπέρμᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ σπέρμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σπέρμᾰτος [genitive, singular], τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σπερμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ σπέρμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σπέρμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], σπέρμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs spérmasi [dative, plural], toîs spérmasin [dative, plural], τὸ σπέρμᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ σπέρμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], σπέρμᾰ [singular, vocative], σπέρμᾰτε [dual, vocative], σπέρμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. (botany) seed Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-GbJYVuHB Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 6 16 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 22 6 25 17 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 1 29 4 1 2 10 9 4 29 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. semen, sperm Synonyms: θορός, σπόρος
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-qCUV3oM6
  3. seed-time, sowing Categories (topical): Bodily fluids
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-ZoiJJsVU Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 29 6 40 11 8 6 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 24 4 39 12 9 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 6 16 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 22 6 25 17 12 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 1 29 4 1 2 10 9 4 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 1 35 3 1 1 11 10 3 22
  4. (figuratively) germ, origin of anything Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-0x42I0qu Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 6 16 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 22 6 25 17 12 19
  5. race, origin, descent
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-EMJZVu5B Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 6 16 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 22 6 25 17 12 19
  6. (poetic) seed, offspring Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-rKaR7Tx9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 21 6 16 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 22 6 25 17 12 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: λιθόσπερμον (lithóspermon), λινόσπερμον (linóspermon), σπερμαίνω (spermaínō), σπερματία (spermatía), σπερματίας (spermatías), σπερματίζω (spermatízō), σπερματικός (spermatikós), σπερμάτιον (spermátion), σπερματισμός (spermatismós), σπερματῖτις (spermatîtis), σπερματόομαι (spermatóomai), σπερματοποιέω (spermatopoiéō), σπερματοπώλης (spermatopṓlēs), σπερματοῦχος (spermatoûkhos), σπερματοφάγος (spermatophágos), σπερματώδης (spermatṓdēs), σπερμάτωσις (spermátōsis), σπερμεῖον (spermeîon), σπερμεῖος (spermeîos), σπερμοβόλος (spermobólos), σπερμογόνος (spermogónos), σπερμολόγος (spermológos), σπερμονόμος (spermonómos), σπερμοτοκέω (spermotokéō), σπερμοφόρος (spermophóros), σπερμοφυέω (spermophuéō), σπερμοφυής (spermophuḗs)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "lithóspermon",
      "word": "λιθόσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "linóspermon",
      "word": "λινόσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermaínō",
      "word": "σπερμαίνω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatía",
      "word": "σπερματία"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatías",
      "word": "σπερματίας"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatízō",
      "word": "σπερματίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatikós",
      "word": "σπερματικός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermátion",
      "word": "σπερμάτιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatismós",
      "word": "σπερματισμός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatîtis",
      "word": "σπερματῖτις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatóomai",
      "word": "σπερματόομαι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatopoiéō",
      "word": "σπερματοποιέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatopṓlēs",
      "word": "σπερματοπώλης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatoûkhos",
      "word": "σπερματοῦχος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatophágos",
      "word": "σπερματοφάγος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermatṓdēs",
      "word": "σπερματώδης"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermátōsis",
      "word": "σπερμάτωσις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermeîon",
      "word": "σπερμεῖον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermeîos",
      "word": "σπερμεῖος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermobólos",
      "word": "σπερμοβόλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermogónos",
      "word": "σπερμογόνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermológos",
      "word": "σπερμολόγος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermonómos",
      "word": "σπερμονόμος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermotokéō",
      "word": "σπερμοτοκέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermophóros",
      "word": "σπερμοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermophuéō",
      "word": "σπερμοφυέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "spermophuḗs",
      "word": "σπερμοφυής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ (sperma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ (sperma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σπέρμα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σπέρμα (spérma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σπέρμα (spérma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "сперма"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: сперма (spjerma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: сперма (spjerma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sperma",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: sperma\nCatalan: esperma\nOld French: sperme\nMiddle French: sperme\n→ English: sperm\nFrench: sperme\n→ German: Sperma\n→ Estonian: sperma",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: sperma\nCatalan: esperma\nOld French: sperme\nMiddle French: sperme\n→ English: sperm\nFrench: sperme\n→ German: Sperma\n→ Estonian: sperma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sper-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spérmn̥"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σπείρω",
        "3": "-μα"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma)",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀟𐀔"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *sper- + Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥. By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spérma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σπέρμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû spérmatos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn spermátoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σπερμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "tôn spermátōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σπέρμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi spérmati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn spermátoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σπέρμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs spérmasi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs spérmasin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπέρμᾰτος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "σπέρμα • (spérma) n (genitive σπέρμᾰτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπέρμᾰ",
        "2": "σπέρμᾰτος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "grc:Botany",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 16 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 6 25 17 12 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 1 29 4 1 2 10 9 4 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-GbJYVuHB",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) seed"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "semen, sperm"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-qCUV3oM6",
      "links": [
        [
          "semen",
          "semen"
        ],
        [
          "sperm",
          "sperm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "θορός"
        },
        {
          "word": "σπόρος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 4 39 12 9 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 16 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 6 25 17 12 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 1 29 4 1 2 10 9 4 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 1 35 3 1 1 11 10 3 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 6 40 11 8 6",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Bodily fluids",
          "orig": "grc:Bodily fluids",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Liquids",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Matter",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed-time, sowing"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-ZoiJJsVU",
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "sow",
          "sow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 16 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 6 25 17 12 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "germ, origin of anything"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-0x42I0qu",
      "links": [
        [
          "germ",
          "germ"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) germ, origin of anything"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 16 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 6 25 17 12 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "race, origin, descent"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-EMJZVu5B",
      "links": [
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "descent",
          "descent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 16 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 6 25 17 12 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.6"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed, offspring"
      ],
      "id": "en-σπέρμα-grc-noun-rKaR7Tx9",
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) seed, offspring"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spér.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spér.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπέρμα"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sper-",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Bodily fluids"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "lithóspermon",
      "word": "λιθόσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "linóspermon",
      "word": "λινόσπερμον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermaínō",
      "word": "σπερμαίνω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatía",
      "word": "σπερματία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatías",
      "word": "σπερματίας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatízō",
      "word": "σπερματίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatikós",
      "word": "σπερματικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermátion",
      "word": "σπερμάτιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatismós",
      "word": "σπερματισμός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatîtis",
      "word": "σπερματῖτις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatóomai",
      "word": "σπερματόομαι"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatopoiéō",
      "word": "σπερματοποιέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatopṓlēs",
      "word": "σπερματοπώλης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatoûkhos",
      "word": "σπερματοῦχος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatophágos",
      "word": "σπερματοφάγος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermatṓdēs",
      "word": "σπερματώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermátōsis",
      "word": "σπερμάτωσις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermeîon",
      "word": "σπερμεῖον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermeîos",
      "word": "σπερμεῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermobólos",
      "word": "σπερμοβόλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermogónos",
      "word": "σπερμογόνος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermológos",
      "word": "σπερμολόγος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermonómos",
      "word": "σπερμονόμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermotokéō",
      "word": "σπερμοτοκέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermophóros",
      "word": "σπερμοφόρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermophuéō",
      "word": "σπερμοφυέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "spermophuḗs",
      "word": "σπερμοφυής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ (sperma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ (sperma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σπέρμα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σπέρμα (spérma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σπέρμα (spérma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "сперма"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: сперма (spjerma)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: сперма (spjerma)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sperma",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: sperma\nCatalan: esperma\nOld French: sperme\nMiddle French: sperme\n→ English: sperm\nFrench: sperme\n→ German: Sperma\n→ Estonian: sperma",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: sperma\nCatalan: esperma\nOld French: sperme\nMiddle French: sperme\n→ English: sperm\nFrench: sperme\n→ German: Sperma\n→ Estonian: sperma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sper-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spérmn̥"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σπείρω",
        "3": "-μα"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma)",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀟𐀔"
      },
      "expansion": "Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *spérmn̥, which consists of Proto-Indo-European *sper- + Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥. By surface analysis, σπείρω (speírō) + -μα (-ma). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀟𐀔 (pe-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spérma",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σπέρμᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû spérmatos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn spermátoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σπερμᾰ́των",
      "roman": "tôn spermátōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σπέρμᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi spérmati",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σπερμᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "toîn spermátoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σπέρμᾰσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs spérmasi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs spérmasin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "tò spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "tṑ spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tà spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰ",
      "roman": "spérma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτε",
      "roman": "spérmate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σπέρμᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "spérmata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπέρμᾰτος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "σπέρμα • (spérma) n (genitive σπέρμᾰτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "σπέρμᾰ",
        "2": "σπέρμᾰτος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) seed"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "semen, sperm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "semen",
          "semen"
        ],
        [
          "sperm",
          "sperm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "θορός"
        },
        {
          "word": "σπόρος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seed-time, sowing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "sow",
          "sow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "germ, origin of anything"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "germ",
          "germ"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) germ, origin of anything"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "race, origin, descent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "descent",
          "descent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek poetic terms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.6"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seed, offspring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) seed, offspring"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spér.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spér.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsper.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σπέρμα"
}

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