"ἔλεγος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἔλεγος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /é.le.ɡos/, /ˈe.le.ɣos/, /ˈe.le.ɣos/, /é.le.ɡos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈe.le.ɡos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.le.ɣos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A Phrygian origin was considered by Hommel. However, Beekes prefers a Pre-Greek origin. Has also been compared to Old Armenian եղէգն (ełēgn, “reed”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|xpg|-}} Phrygian, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|xcl|եղէգն|t=reed}} Old Armenian եղէգն (ełēgn, “reed”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐλέγου|m|second}} ἔλεγος • (élegos) m (genitive ἐλέγου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἔλεγος|ου|form=M}} Forms: élegos [romanization], ἐλέγου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ἔλεγος [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐλέγω [dual, nominative], οἱ ἔλεγοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἐλέγου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐλέγοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐλέγων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἐλέγῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐλέγοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἐλέγοις [dative, plural], τὸν ἔλεγον [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐλέγω [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἐλέγους [accusative, plural], ἔλεγε [singular, vocative], ἐλέγω [dual, vocative], ἔλεγοι [plural, vocative]
  1. mourning song accompanied by a flute Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: ἐλεγείᾱ (elegeíā), ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon), ἐλεγῐ́ᾰμβος (elegĭ́ămbos), ἐλεγῖνος (elegînos)
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  "etymology_text": "A Phrygian origin was considered by Hommel. However, Beekes prefers a Pre-Greek origin. Has also been compared to Old Armenian եղէգն (ełēgn, “reed”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "élegos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέγου",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ὁ ἔλεγος",
      "roman": "ho élegos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ ἐλέγω",
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      ]
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      "form": "οἱ ἔλεγοι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      ]
    },
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      "roman": "toîs elégois",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἔλεγε",
      "roman": "élege",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἐλέγω",
      "roman": "elégō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔλεγοι",
      "roman": "élegoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "grc:Music",
          "parents": [
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            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
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      ],
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          "roman": "elegeíā",
          "word": "ἐλεγείᾱ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "elegeîon",
          "word": "ἐλεγεῖον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "elegĭ́ămbos",
          "word": "ἐλεγῐ́ᾰμβος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "elegînos",
          "word": "ἐλεγῖνος"
        }
      ],
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        "mourning song accompanied by a flute"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/é.le.ɡos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/é.le.ɡos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɡos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἔλεγος"
}
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      "roman": "elegeíā",
      "word": "ἐλεγείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "elegeîon",
      "word": "ἐλεγεῖον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "elegĭ́ămbos",
      "word": "ἐλεγῐ́ᾰμβος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "elegînos",
      "word": "ἐλεγῖνος"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "élegos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέγου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ἔλεγος",
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      "form": "τὼ ἐλέγω",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ἔλεγοι",
      "roman": "hoi élegoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ἐλέγου",
      "roman": "toû elégou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἐλέγοιν",
      "roman": "toîn elégoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ἐλέγων",
      "roman": "tôn elégōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ἐλέγῳ",
      "roman": "tôi elégōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἐλέγοιν",
      "roman": "toîn elégoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ἐλέγοις",
      "roman": "toîs elégois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ἔλεγον",
      "roman": "tòn élegon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ἐλέγω",
      "roman": "tṑ elégō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ἐλέγους",
      "roman": "toùs elégous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔλεγε",
      "roman": "élege",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἐλέγω",
      "roman": "elégō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἔλεγοι",
      "roman": "élegoi",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      ],
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        ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/é.le.ɡos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/é.le.ɡos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɡos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le.ɣos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἔλεγος"
}

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