"χαράδρα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χαράδρα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰa.rá.dra/, /xaˈra.ðra/, /xaˈra.ðra/, /kʰa.rá.dra/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰaˈra.dra/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /xaˈra.ðra/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /xaˈra.ðra/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /xaˈra.ðra/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The older connection with χαράσσω (kharássō, “to sharpen, to whet”) must be given up. Related to χέραδος (khérados, “debris, gravel”) and thus probably from Pre-Greek, in view of the variation. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|χᾰρᾰ́δρα|χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς|f|first}} χᾰρᾰ́δρα • (khărắdra) f (genitive χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: χᾰρᾰ́δρα [canonical], khărắdra [romanization], χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ [nominative, singular], χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ χᾰρᾰ́δραι [nominative, plural], τῆς χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς [genitive, singular], χᾰρᾰ́δραιν [dual, genitive], χᾰρᾰδρῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ χᾰρᾰ́δρᾳ [dative, singular], χᾰρᾰ́δραιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χᾰρᾰ́δραις [dative, plural], τὴν χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰν [accusative, singular], χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱς [accusative, plural], χᾰρᾰ́δρᾰ [singular, vocative], χᾰρᾰ́δρᾱ [dual, vocative], χᾰρᾰ́δραι [plural, vocative], χᾰρᾰ́δρη [alternative, Ionic]
  1. torrent, mountain stream Synonyms: ἄναυρος
    Sense id: en-χαράδρα-grc-noun-VfHwcimx Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 50 18 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 15 42
  2. riverbed
    Sense id: en-χαράδρα-grc-noun-Z4LqiPhD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 15 42
  3. gorge, gully, ravine Synonyms: φάραγξ
    Sense id: en-χαράδρα-grc-noun-5Bxt-NnT Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 14 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 15 42 Disambiguation of Landforms: 31 20 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: χαραδραῖος (kharadraîos), χαράδρεών (kharádreṓn), χαραδρήεις (kharadrḗeis), χαράδριον (kharádrion), χαραδρόομαι (kharadróomai), Χαραδροῦς (Kharadroûs), χαραδρώδης (kharadrṓdēs)
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaˈra.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaˈra.ðra/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰa.rá.dra/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaˈra.dra/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaˈra.ðra/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaˈra.ðra/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xaˈra.ðra/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χαράδρα"
}

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