"σφέλας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σφέλας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spʰé.las/, /ˈsɸe.las/, /ˈsfe.las/, /spʰé.las/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈspʰe.las/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsɸe.las/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsfe.las/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsfe.las/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Furnée concludes from the possible connection with σφαλλός (sphallós, “round block of wood”) that the word is Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|σφέλᾰς|σφέλᾰος|n|third}} σφέλᾰς • (sphélăs) n (genitive σφέλᾰος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σφέλᾰς|σφέλᾰος|AP=σφέλᾱ|NP=σφέλᾱ|VP=σφέλᾱ|form=N}} Forms: σφέλᾰς [canonical], sphélăs [romanization], σφέλᾰος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ σφέλᾰς [nominative, singular], τὼ σφέλᾰε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ σφέλᾱ [nominative, plural], τοῦ σφέλᾰος [genitive, singular], τοῖν σφελᾰ́οιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σφελᾰ́ων [genitive, plural], τῷ σφέλᾰῐ̈ [dative, singular], τοῖν σφελᾰ́οιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σφέλᾰσῐ [dative, plural], σφέλᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs sphélăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs sphélăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ σφέλᾰς [accusative, singular], τὼ σφέλᾰε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ σφέλᾱ [accusative, plural], σφέλᾰς [singular, vocative], σφέλᾰε [dual, vocative], σφέλᾱ [plural, vocative]
  1. footstool Synonyms: θρῆνυς, ὑποπόδιον
    Sense id: en-σφέλας-grc-noun-5UEvZ8Z5
  2. pedestal of a statue
    Sense id: en-σφέλας-grc-noun-LumTkIcQ
  3. hollow block of wood, for putting anything into
    Sense id: en-σφέλας-grc-noun-G~xjMj7D Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 80 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 17 36 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἐπισφελίτης (episphelítēs), σφελίσκον (sphelískon)
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    },
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      "word": "σφελίσκον"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Furnée concludes from the possible connection with σφαλλός (sphallós, “round block of wood”) that the word is Pre-Greek.",
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      ],
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        },
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        }
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          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
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          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/spʰé.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɸe.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfe.las/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰé.las/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspʰe.las/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsfe.las/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsfe.las/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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