"σφαγή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σφαγή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spʰa.ɡɛ̌ː/, /sɸaˈʝi/, /sfaˈʝi/, /spʰa.ɡɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /spʰaˈɡe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sɸaˈʝi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sfaˈʝi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sfaˈʝi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σφᾰ́ζω (sphắzō, “to slaughter”) + -ή (-ḗ). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|σφᾰ́ζω|ή|t1=to slaughter}} σφᾰ́ζω (sphắzō, “to slaughter”) + -ή (-ḗ) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σφᾰγή|σφαγῆς|decl=first|g=f}} σφᾰγή • (sphăgḗ) f (genitive σφαγῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σφᾰγή|ῆς}} Forms: σφᾰγή [canonical], sphăgḗ [romanization], σφαγῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σφᾰγή [nominative, singular], σφᾰγᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ σφᾰγαί [nominative, plural], τῆς σφᾰγῆς [genitive, singular], σφᾰγαῖν [dual, genitive], σφᾰγῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σφᾰγῇ [dative, singular], σφᾰγαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς σφᾰγαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν σφᾰγήν [accusative, singular], σφᾰγᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σφᾰγᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], σφᾰγή [singular, vocative], σφᾰγᾱ́ [dual, vocative], σφᾰγαί [plural, vocative]
  1. slaughter, butchery
    Sense id: en-σφαγή-grc-noun-vFdRVwEo Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 39 41 10
  2. (anatomy) throat, the spot where the victim is struck
    Sense id: en-σφαγή-grc-noun-IhyNwApi Categories (other): Anatomy, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ή, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ή: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 39 41 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 40 41 9 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
     
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