"χάννη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χάννη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰán.nɛː/, /ˈxan.ni/, /ˈxa.ni/, /kʰán.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkʰan.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈxan.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈxan.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈxa.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: In view of the characterization by Epicharmus as μεγαλοχάσμων (megalokhásmōn, “wide-gaping”), connection with χαίνω (khaínō, “to yawn, gape”) with expressive gemination has been proposed. Thompson considers a foreign derivation from Egyptian [script needed] (chnā, “unknown kind of fish”), while Furnée suggests a Pre-Greek origin comparing this word with χέννιον (khénnion, “kind of fish”), showing alternation α/ε. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|egy||t=unknown kind of fish|tr=chnā}} Egyptian [script needed] (chnā, “unknown kind of fish”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|χᾰ́ννη|χᾰ́ννης|f|first}} χᾰ́ννη • (khắnnē) f (genitive χᾰ́ννης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χᾰ́ννη|ης}} Forms: χᾰ́ννη [canonical], khắnnē [romanization], χᾰ́ννης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ χᾰ́ννη [nominative, singular], χᾰ́ννᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ χᾰ́νναι [nominative, plural], τῆς χᾰ́ννης [genitive, singular], χᾰ́νναιν [dual, genitive], χᾰννῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ χᾰ́ννῃ [dative, singular], χᾰ́νναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χᾰ́νναις [dative, plural], τὴν χᾰ́ννην [accusative, singular], χᾰ́ννᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ννᾱς [accusative, plural], χᾰ́ννη [singular, vocative], χᾰ́ννᾱ [dual, vocative], χᾰ́νναι [plural, vocative], χᾰ́ννᾰ [alternative], χᾰ́ννος [alternative]
  1. comber (Serranus cabrilla)
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        "plural"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Percoid fish",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ni/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰán.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʰan.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τῇ χᾰ́ννῃ",
      "roman": "têi khắnnēi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "χᾰ́νναιν",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὴν χᾰ́ννην",
      "roman": "tḕn khắnnēn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "χᾰ́ννᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ννᾱς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "χᾰ́νναι",
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        "vocative"
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        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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        "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈxa.ni/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʰan.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxan.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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