"τέρας" meaning in Ancient Greek

See τέρας in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /té.ras/, /ˈte.ras/, /ˈte.ras/, /té.ras/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈte.ras/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈte.ras/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈte.ras/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈte.ras/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)”). See also Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*kʷer-|t=to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)”), {{cog|sla-pro|*čarъ||magic, sorcery}} Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|τέρᾰς|τέρᾰτος|n|third}} τέρᾰς • (térăs) n (genitive τέρᾰτος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|τέρᾰς|τέρᾰτος|NP=τέρᾰτᾰ, τεράᾰτᾰ}}, {{grc-decl|τέρᾰς|τέρᾰος|DP=τεράεσσι(ν)|NP=τέρᾰᾰ, τέρᾱ|dial=epi}}, {{grc-decl|τέρος|τέρεος|GP=τερέων, τερῶν|NP=τέρεᾰ, τέρᾰ|NS=τέρᾰς|dial=ion}} Forms: τέρᾰς [canonical], térăs [romanization], τέρᾰτος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ τέρᾰς [nominative, singular], τέρᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τεράᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ τέρᾰτος [genitive, singular], τερᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τερᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ τέρᾰτῐ [dative, singular], τερᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς τέρᾰσῐ [dative, plural], τέρᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs térăsĭ [dative, plural], toîs térăsĭn [dative, plural], τὸ τέρᾰς [accusative, singular], τέρᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], τεράᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], τέρᾰς [singular, vocative], τέρᾰτε [dual, vocative], τέρᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative], τεράᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], τέρᾰς [nominative, singular], τέρᾰε [dual, nominative], τέρᾰᾰ [nominative, plural], τέρᾱ [nominative, plural], τέρᾰος [genitive, singular], τερᾰ́οιν [dual, genitive], τερᾰ́ων [genitive, plural], τέρᾰῐ̈ [dative, singular], τερᾰ́οιν [dative, dual], τεράεσσι [dative, plural], τεράεσσιν [dative, plural], teráessi [dative, plural], teráessin [dative, plural], τέρᾰς [accusative, singular], τέρᾰε [accusative, dual], τέρᾰᾰ [accusative, plural], τέρᾱ [accusative, plural], τέρᾰς [singular, vocative], τέρᾰε [dual, vocative], τέρᾰᾰ [plural, vocative], τέρᾱ [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ τέρᾰς [nominative, singular], τέρει [dual, nominative], τέρεε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ [nominative, plural], τέρᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ τέρεος [genitive, singular], τέρευς [genitive, singular], τερέοιν [dual, genitive], τερέων [genitive, plural], τερῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ τέρει [dative, singular], τέρεῐ̈ [dative, singular], τερέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖσῐ [dative, plural], τοῖσῐν τέρεσῐ [dative, plural], τέρεσῐν [dative, plural], toîsĭ téresĭ [dative, plural], toîsĭ téresĭn [dative, plural], toîsĭnĭ [dative, plural], toîsĭnĭn [dative, plural], τὸ τέρᾰς [accusative, singular], τέρει [accusative, dual], τέρεε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ [accusative, plural], τέρᾰ [accusative, plural], τέρᾰς [singular, vocative], τέρει [dual, vocative], τέρεε [dual, vocative], τέρεᾰ [plural, vocative], τέρᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. sign, marvel, wonder
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  2. divine sign, omen, portent
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  3. monster
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: τερᾰτολόγος (terătológos)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "terătológos",
      "word": "τερᾰτολόγος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "teras",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: teras",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: teras"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: τέρας (téras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: τέρας (téras)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*čarъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "magic, sorcery"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)”). See also Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”).",
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      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "térăs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "térăte",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ térătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "teráătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τέρᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû térătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "terắtoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́των",
      "roman": "terắtōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τέρᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi térătĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "terắtoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς τέρᾰσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs térăsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs térăsĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τεράᾰτᾰ",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
      "roman": "térăă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
      "roman": "térā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰος",
      "roman": "térăos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́οιν",
      "roman": "terắoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́ων",
      "roman": "terắōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰῐ̈",
      "roman": "térăĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́οιν",
      "roman": "terắoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράεσσι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράεσσιν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teráessi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teráessin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
      "roman": "térăă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
      "roman": "térā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τέρεος",
      "roman": "toû téreos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρευς",
      "roman": "téreus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέοιν",
      "roman": "teréoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέων",
      "roman": "teréōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερῶν",
      "roman": "terôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τέρει",
      "roman": "tôi térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεῐ̈",
      "roman": "téreĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέοιν",
      "roman": "teréoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν τέρεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ téresĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ téresĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰτος",
        "3": "n",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "τέρᾰς • (térăs) n (genitive τέρᾰτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰτος",
        "NP": "τέρᾰτᾰ, τεράᾰτᾰ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰος",
        "DP": "τεράεσσι(ν)",
        "NP": "τέρᾰᾰ, τέρᾱ",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρος",
        "2": "τέρεος",
        "GP": "τερέων, τερῶν",
        "NP": "τέρεᾰ, τέρᾰ",
        "NS": "τέρᾰς",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sign, marvel, wonder"
      ],
      "id": "en-τέρας-grc-noun-Uwt5v9qm",
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "marvel",
          "marvel"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "divine sign, omen, portent"
      ],
      "id": "en-τέρας-grc-noun-JzcbWMrz",
      "links": [
        [
          "divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "omen",
          "omen"
        ],
        [
          "portent",
          "portent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 38 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 41 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "monster"
      ],
      "id": "en-τέρας-grc-noun-vqr6UQvM",
      "links": [
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/té.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/té.ras/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τέρας"
}
{
  "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 *kʷer-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "terătológos",
      "word": "τερᾰτολόγος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "teras",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: teras",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: teras"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "τέρας"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: τέρας (téras)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: τέρας (téras)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷer-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷer-",
        "t": "to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*čarъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "magic, sorcery"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, perform (magic, etc.)”). See also Proto-Slavic *čarъ (“magic, sorcery”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "térăs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτος",
      "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 τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτε",
      "roman": "térăte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ térătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "teráătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τέρᾰτος",
      "roman": "toû térătos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "terắtoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́των",
      "roman": "terắtōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τέρᾰτῐ",
      "roman": "tôi térătĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́τοιν",
      "roman": "terắtoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς τέρᾰσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs térăsĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs térăsĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτε",
      "roman": "térăte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ térătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "teráătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτε",
      "roman": "térăte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "térătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράᾰτᾰ",
      "roman": "teráătă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
      "roman": "térăă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
      "roman": "térā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰος",
      "roman": "térăos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́οιν",
      "roman": "terắoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́ων",
      "roman": "terắōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰῐ̈",
      "roman": "térăĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερᾰ́οιν",
      "roman": "terắoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράεσσι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τεράεσσιν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teráessi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "teráessin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
      "roman": "térăă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
      "roman": "térā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰε",
      "roman": "térăe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰᾰ",
      "roman": "térăă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾱ",
      "roman": "térā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ τέρεος",
      "roman": "toû téreos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρευς",
      "roman": "téreus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέοιν",
      "roman": "teréoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέων",
      "roman": "teréōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερῶν",
      "roman": "terôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ τέρει",
      "roman": "tôi térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεῐ̈",
      "roman": "téreĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τερέοιν",
      "roman": "teréoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν τέρεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ téresĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ téresĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "tò térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰς",
      "roman": "térăs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρει",
      "roman": "térei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεε",
      "roman": "téree",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρεᾰ",
      "roman": "téreă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τέρᾰ",
      "roman": "téră",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰτος",
        "3": "n",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "τέρᾰς • (térăs) n (genitive τέρᾰτος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰτος",
        "NP": "τέρᾰτᾰ, τεράᾰτᾰ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρᾰς",
        "2": "τέρᾰος",
        "DP": "τεράεσσι(ν)",
        "NP": "τέρᾰᾰ, τέρᾱ",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "τέρος",
        "2": "τέρεος",
        "GP": "τερέων, τερῶν",
        "NP": "τέρεᾰ, τέρᾰ",
        "NS": "τέρᾰς",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sign, marvel, wonder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "marvel",
          "marvel"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "divine sign, omen, portent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "divine",
          "divine"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "omen",
          "omen"
        ],
        [
          "portent",
          "portent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "monster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "monster",
          "monster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/té.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/té.ras/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ras/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "τέρας"
}

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