"χεῖλος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χεῖλος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰêː.los/, /ˈçi.los/, /ˈçi.los/, /kʰêː.los/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkʰi.los/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈçi.los/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈçi.los/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈçi.los/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʰel-||to shout}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χείλεος|n|third|gen2=χείλους}} χεῖλος • (kheîlos) n (genitive χείλεος or χείλους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χεῖλος|χείλους|dial=att}}, {{grc-decl|χεῖλος|χείλεος|dial=epi}}, {{grc-decl|χεῖλος|χείλεος|dial=ion}} Forms: kheîlos [romanization], χείλεος [genitive], χείλους [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ χεῖλος [nominative, singular], χείλει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ χείλη [nominative, plural], τοῦ χείλους [genitive, singular], χειλοῖν [dual, genitive], χειλῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ χείλει [dative, singular], χειλοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς χείλεσῐ [dative, plural], χείλεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs kheílesĭ [dative, plural], toîs kheílesĭn [dative, plural], τὸ χεῖλος [accusative, singular], χείλει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ χείλη [accusative, plural], χεῖλος [singular, vocative], χείλει [dual, vocative], χείλη [plural, vocative], Epic declension-3 [table-tags], χεῖλος [nominative, singular], χείλει [dual, nominative], χείλεε [dual, nominative], χείλεᾰ [nominative, plural], χείλεος [genitive, singular], χείλευς [genitive, singular], χειλέοιν [dual, genitive], χειλέων [genitive, plural], χείλει [dative, singular], χείλεῐ̈ [dative, singular], χειλέοιν [dative, dual], χείλεσῐ [dative, plural], χείλεσῐν [dative, plural], kheílesĭ [dative, plural], kheílesĭn [dative, plural], χεῖλος [accusative, singular], χείλει [accusative, dual], χείλεε [accusative, dual], χείλεᾰ [accusative, plural], χεῖλος [singular, vocative], χείλει [dual, vocative], χείλεε [dual, vocative], χείλεᾰ [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ χεῖλος [nominative, singular], χείλει [dual, nominative], χείλεε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ χείλεος [genitive, singular], χείλευς [genitive, singular], χειλέοιν [dual, genitive], χειλέων [genitive, plural], τῷ χείλει [dative, singular], χείλεῐ̈ [dative, singular], χειλέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖσῐ [dative, plural], τοῖσῐν χείλεσῐ [dative, plural], χείλεσῐν [dative, plural], toîsĭ kheílesĭ [dative, plural], toîsĭ kheílesĭn [dative, plural], toîsĭnĭ [dative, plural], toîsĭnĭn [dative, plural], τὸ χεῖλος [accusative, singular], χείλει [accusative, dual], χείλεε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ [accusative, plural], χεῖλος [singular, vocative], χείλει [dual, vocative], χείλεε [dual, vocative], χείλεᾰ [plural, vocative], χῆλος [alternative, Doric], χέλλος [alternative, Aeolic]
  1. lip
    Sense id: en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-isHvU4HK Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 34 13
  2. mouth of any animal: snout, beak
    Sense id: en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-kFDxn0~G Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 34 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 52 29 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 77 13 5
  3. edge, brink, brim, rim
    Sense id: en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-8gHCwfLo Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 34 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 17 27 39 17
  4. shore, or a river or sea
    Sense id: en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-afoB98Vc Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 13 39 34 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ὀνόχειλος (onókheilos), χειλοφῠ́λᾰξ (kheilophŭ́lăx)
Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "form": "kheîlos",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "χείλεος",
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        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "χείλους",
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῷ χείλει",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "χειλοῖν",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλη",
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      "form": "χείλη",
      "roman": "kheílē",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic 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": [
        "class"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεος",
      "roman": "kheíleos",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλευς",
      "roman": "kheíleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέων",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "kheíleĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "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 χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χείλεος",
      "roman": "toû kheíleos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλευς",
      "roman": "kheíleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέων",
      "roman": "kheiléōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χείλει",
      "roman": "tôi kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "kheíleĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χῆλος",
      "roman": "khêlos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χέλλος",
      "roman": "khéllos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Aeolic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "n",
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        "gen2": "χείλους"
      },
      "expansion": "χεῖλος • (kheîlos) n (genitive χείλεος or χείλους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλους",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλεος",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλεος",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 39 34 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lip"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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          "_dis": "13 39 34 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 52 29 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 77 13 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mouth of any animal: snout, beak"
      ],
      "id": "en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-kFDxn0~G",
      "links": [
        [
          "snout",
          "snout"
        ],
        [
          "beak",
          "beak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 39 34 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 27 39 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "edge, brink, brim, rim"
      ],
      "id": "en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-8gHCwfLo",
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "brink",
          "brink"
        ],
        [
          "brim",
          "brim"
        ],
        [
          "rim",
          "rim"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 39 34 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shore, or a river or sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-χεῖλος-grc-noun-afoB98Vc",
      "links": [
        [
          "shore",
          "shore"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰêː.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰêː.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰi.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χεῖλος"
}
{
  "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 properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Face"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "onókheilos",
      "word": "ὀνόχειλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kheilophŭ́lăx",
      "word": "χειλοφῠ́λᾰξ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χείλος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χείλος (cheílos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χείλος (cheílos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Rhacochilus",
            "2": "genus"
          },
          "expansion": "Rhacochilus",
          "name": "taxfmt"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Rhacochilus",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Translingual: Rhacochilus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Translingual: Rhacochilus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰel-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to shout"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kheîlos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλους",
      "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 χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλη",
      "roman": "tằ kheílē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χείλους",
      "roman": "toû kheílous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλοῖν",
      "roman": "kheiloîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλῶν",
      "roman": "kheilôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χείλει",
      "roman": "tôi kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλοῖν",
      "roman": "kheiloîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλη",
      "roman": "tằ kheílē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλη",
      "roman": "kheílē",
      "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": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεος",
      "roman": "kheíleos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλευς",
      "roman": "kheíleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέων",
      "roman": "kheiléōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "kheíleĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "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 χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χείλεος",
      "roman": "toû kheíleos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλευς",
      "roman": "kheíleus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέων",
      "roman": "kheiléōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χείλει",
      "roman": "tôi kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεῐ̈",
      "roman": "kheíleĭ̈",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χειλέοιν",
      "roman": "kheiléoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖσῐν χείλεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ kheílesĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭ kheílesĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîsĭnĭn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χεῖλος",
      "roman": "tò kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "tằ kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χεῖλος",
      "roman": "kheîlos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλει",
      "roman": "kheílei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεε",
      "roman": "kheílee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χείλεᾰ",
      "roman": "kheíleă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χῆλος",
      "roman": "khêlos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Doric"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χέλλος",
      "roman": "khéllos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Aeolic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χείλεος",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "χείλους"
      },
      "expansion": "χεῖλος • (kheîlos) n (genitive χείλεος or χείλους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλους",
        "dial": "att"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλεος",
        "dial": "epi"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χεῖλος",
        "2": "χείλεος",
        "dial": "ion"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lip",
          "lip"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouth of any animal: snout, beak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snout",
          "snout"
        ],
        [
          "beak",
          "beak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "edge, brink, brim, rim"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge"
        ],
        [
          "brink",
          "brink"
        ],
        [
          "brim",
          "brim"
        ],
        [
          "rim",
          "rim"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shore, or a river or sea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shore",
          "shore"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰêː.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰêː.los/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰi.los/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈçi.los/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χεῖλος"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ancient Greek dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.