"ἀκτίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀκτίς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aːk.tǐːs/, /akˈtis/, /akˈtis/, /aːk.tǐːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /akˈtis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /akˈtis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /akˈtis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /akˈtis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From an uncertain source apparently shared with Sanskrit अक्तु (aktú, “beam, ray”), perhaps: * Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekt- (“beam”), from an unidentified root; * Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp point”), which would exclude the Sanskrit; * Proto-Indo-European *n̥kʷt-ín-, *n̥kʷt-ú-, from *nokʷt- (“night”), with an obscure semantic development, perhaps “end of the night” which shifted to “dawn”, as paralleled by Gothic 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (uhtwō, “dawn”), and then “first light of dawn; ray of (dawn sun)light”. This is evidenced by the night-related meanings in the Sanskrit cognate. However, Beekes rejects this etymology due to the lack of evidence for a labiovelar. The suffix is unexplained in any case. Etymology templates: {{unc|grc|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|sa|अक्तु||beam, ray|tr=aktú}} Sanskrit अक्तु (aktú, “beam, ray”), {{der|grc|ine-pro||*h₂ekt-|beam}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekt- (“beam”), {{m+|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-||sharp point}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp point”), {{m+|ine-pro||*n̥kʷt-ín-}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥kʷt-ín-, {{cog|got|𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉||dawn}} Gothic 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉 (uhtwō, “dawn”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἀκτῖνος|f|third|head=ἀκτῑ́ς}} ἀκτῑ́ς • (aktī́s) f (genitive ἀκτῖνος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἀκτῑ́ς|ἀκτῖνος|form=F-full}} Forms: ἀκτῑ́ς [canonical], aktī́s [romanization], ἀκτῖνος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ἀκτῑ́ς [nominative, singular], τὼ ἀκτῖνε [dual, nominative], αἱ ἀκτῖνες [nominative, plural], τῆς ἀκτῖνος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἀκτῑ́νοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἀκτῑ́νων [genitive, plural], τῇ ἀκτῖνῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἀκτῑ́νοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἀκτῖσῐ [dative, plural], ἀκτῖσῐν [dative, plural], taîs aktîsi [dative, plural], taîs aktîsin [dative, plural], τὴν ἀκτῖνᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ἀκτῖνε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἀκτῖνᾰς [accusative, plural], ἀκτῑ́ς [singular, vocative], ἀκτῖνε [dual, vocative], ἀκτῖνες [plural, vocative]
  1. ray, beam
    Sense id: en-ἀκτίς-grc-noun-RyqET2kp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 46 40
  2. (figuratively) brightness, splendor Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ἀκτίς-grc-noun-Q69pEIS7 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 51 32 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 18 51 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 46 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 40 32
  3. spoke (of a wheel)
    Sense id: en-ἀκτίς-grc-noun-2fiDMeUv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 46 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἀκτῑ́ν (aktī́n)
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        [
          "brightness",
          "brightness"
        ],
        [
          "splendor",
          "splendor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) brightness, splendor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spoke (of a wheel)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spoke",
          "spoke"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːk.tǐːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aːk.tǐːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "aktī́n",
      "word": "ἀκτῑ́ν"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀκτίς"
}

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