"ἡθμός" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἡθμός in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɛːtʰ.mós/, /iθˈmos/, /iθˈmos/, /hɛːtʰ.mós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)e̝tʰˈmos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /iθˈmos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /iθˈmos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /iθˈmos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἤθω (ḗthō, “to strain, sift”) + -μός (-mós, nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|ἤθω|-μός|pos2=nominal suffix|t1=to strain, sift}} ἤθω (ḗthō, “to strain, sift”) + -μός (-mós, nominal suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἡθμοῦ|m|second}} ἡθμός • (hēthmós) m (genitive ἡθμοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἡθμός|οῦ|form=M}} Forms: hēthmós [romanization], ἡθμοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ἡθμός [nominative, singular], ἡθμώ [dual, nominative], οἱ ἡθμοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἡθμοῦ [genitive, singular], ἡθμοῖν [dual, genitive], ἡθμῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ἡθμῷ [dative, singular], ἡθμοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἡθμοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν ἡθμόν [accusative, singular], ἡθμώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἡθμούς [accusative, plural], ἡθμέ [singular, vocative], ἡθμώ [dual, vocative], ἡθμοί [plural, vocative], ἠθμός [alternative]
  1. strainer, colander, especially wine strainer Synonyms: ῡ̔λῐστήρ
    Sense id: en-ἡθμός-grc-noun-DHotxaO~ Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός: 19 40 41
  2. wicker basket
    Sense id: en-ἡθμός-grc-noun-~Cx1B9h9 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός: 19 40 41
  3. sluice, weir, dam
    Sense id: en-ἡθμός-grc-noun-UdWxvw1m Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools, Trapping Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 21 34 45 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 32 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μός: 19 40 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 21 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 12 79 Disambiguation of Tools: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Trapping: 18 18 64

Alternative forms

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