"Ἔρεβος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ἔρεβος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /é.re.bos/, /ˈe.re.βos/, /ˈe.re.vos/, /é.re.bos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈe.re.bos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.re.βos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.re.vos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.re.vos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From the common name ἔρεβος, ‘the dark of the underworld’, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos. Cognate with Old Armenian երեկ (erek, “evening”), Sanskrit रजस् (rájas, “dimness, darkness, mist”) and Old Norse røkkr (“twilight”). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₁régʷos}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos, {{cog|xcl|երեկ||evening}} Old Armenian երեկ (erek, “evening”), {{cog|sa|रजस्||dimness, darkness, mist|tr=rájas}} Sanskrit रजस् (rájas, “dimness, darkness, mist”), {{cog|non|røkkr||twilight}} Old Norse røkkr (“twilight”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ἐρέβους|n|third|head=Ἔρεβος}} Ἔρεβος • (Érebos) n (genitive Ἐρέβους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ἔρεβος|ους}} Forms: Érebos [romanization], Ἐρέβους [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ Ἔρεβος [nominative, singular], τὼ Ἐρέβει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ Ἐρέβη [nominative, plural], τοῦ Ἐρέβους [genitive, singular], τοῖν Ἐρεβοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν Ἐρεβῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ Ἐρέβει [dative, singular], τοῖν Ἐρεβοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς Ἐρέβεσῐ [dative, plural], Ἐρέβεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs Erébesi [dative, plural], toîs Erébesin [dative, plural], τὸ Ἔρεβος [accusative, singular], τὼ Ἐρέβει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ Ἐρέβη [accusative, plural], Ἔρεβος [singular, vocative], Ἐρέβει [dual, vocative], Ἐρέβη [plural, vocative]
  1. Erebus. Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Ἔρεβος-grc-name-0qu0Z4Rf Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 45 55
  2. Darkness; the personification of darkness in Greek mythology. Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Ἔρεβος-grc-name-gksoxvlH Disambiguation of Greek mythology: 45 55 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter proper nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter proper nouns in the third declension: 34 66 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 31 69

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/é.re.bos/"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.vos/"
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      "ipa": "/é.re.bos/",
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        "head": "Ἔρεβος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ἔρεβος • (Érebos) n (genitive Ἐρέβους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ἔρεβος",
        "2": "ους"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Erebus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Erebus",
          "Erebus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Darkness; the personification of darkness in Greek mythology."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Darkness",
          "darkness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/é.re.bos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.βos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.vos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/é.re.bos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.bos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.βos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.vos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.re.vos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Erebus"
  ],
  "word": "Ἔρεβος"
}

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