"ἰκμάς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἰκμάς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ik.más/, /ikˈmas/, /ikˈmas/, /ik.más/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ikˈmas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ikˈmas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ikˈmas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ikˈmas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to filter”) and cognate with Old English sēon (“to filter”), Russian сцать (scatʹ, “to piss”) and Sanskrit सिञ्चति (siñcáti, “to pour”). Beekes suggests *seyk- as the original root. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*seykʷ-||to filter}} Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to filter”), {{cog|ang|sēon|t=to filter}} Old English sēon (“to filter”), {{cog|ru|сцать|t=to piss}} Russian сцать (scatʹ, “to piss”), {{cog|sa|सिञ्चति|t=to pour|tr=siñcáti}} Sanskrit सिञ्चति (siñcáti, “to pour”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἰκμᾰ́δος|f|third|head=ἰκμᾰ́ς}} ἰκμᾰ́ς • (ikmắs) f (genitive ἰκμᾰ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἰκμᾰ́ς|ἰκμᾰ́δος}} Forms: ἰκμᾰ́ς [canonical], ikmắs [romanization], ἰκμᾰ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ἰκμᾰ́ς [nominative, singular], ἰκμᾰ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ ἰκμᾰ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς ἰκμᾰ́δος [genitive, singular], ἰκμᾰ́δοιν [dual, genitive], ἰκμᾰ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ ἰκμᾰ́δῐ [dative, singular], ἰκμᾰ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἰκμᾰ́σῐ [dative, plural], ἰκμᾰ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs ikmắsĭ [dative, plural], taîs ikmắsĭn [dative, plural], τὴν ἰκμᾰ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], ἰκμᾰ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἰκμᾰ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], ἰκμᾰ́ς [singular, vocative], ἰκμᾰ́δε [dual, vocative], ἰκμᾰ́δες [plural, vocative]
  1. moisture, wetness
    Sense id: en-ἰκμάς-grc-noun-dNR9f0z1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 51 49
  2. secretion, animal juice
    Sense id: en-ἰκμάς-grc-noun-r9IXDOwM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bodily fluids Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Bodily fluids: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἄνικμος (ánikmos), δύσικμος (dúsikmos), ἔνικμος (énikmos), ἰκμαδώδης (ikmadṓdēs), ἰκμάζω (ikmázō), ἰκμαίνω (ikmaínō), ἰκμαῖος (ikmaîos), ἰκμαλέος (ikmaléos), ἰκμασία (ikmasía), ἰκμάω (ikmáō), ἴκμη (íkmē), ἴκμιος (íkmios), ἰκμόβωλον (ikmóbōlon), ἰκμώδης (ikmṓdēs)
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "ipa": "/ik.más/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/"
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      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/"
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      "ipa": "/ik.más/",
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      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
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  ],
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      "roman": "ánikmos",
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    {
      "roman": "dúsikmos",
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      "roman": "énikmos",
      "word": "ἔνικμος"
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      "roman": "ikmadṓdēs",
      "word": "ἰκμαδώδης"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmázō",
      "word": "ἰκμάζω"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmaínō",
      "word": "ἰκμαίνω"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmaîos",
      "word": "ἰκμαῖος"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmaléos",
      "word": "ἰκμαλέος"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmasía",
      "word": "ἰκμασία"
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    {
      "roman": "ikmáō",
      "word": "ἰκμάω"
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    {
      "roman": "íkmē",
      "word": "ἴκμη"
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    {
      "roman": "íkmios",
      "word": "ἴκμιος"
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      "roman": "ikmóbōlon",
      "word": "ἰκμόβωλον"
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    {
      "form": "τῆς ἰκμᾰ́δος",
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      "form": "ἰκμᾰ́δων",
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    {
      "form": "τῇ ἰκμᾰ́δῐ",
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      "form": "ταῖς ἰκμᾰ́σῐ",
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    {
      "form": "ἰκμᾰ́σῐν",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "taîs ikmắsĭ",
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      "form": "taîs ikmắsĭn",
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      "form": "τὴν ἰκμᾰ́δᾰ",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ἰκμᾰ́δᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s ikmắdăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἰκμᾰ́ς",
      "roman": "ikmắs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἰκμᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "ikmắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἰκμᾰ́δες",
      "roman": "ikmắdes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἰκμᾰ́δος",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "ἰκμᾰ́ς"
      },
      "expansion": "ἰκμᾰ́ς • (ikmắs) f (genitive ἰκμᾰ́δος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἰκμᾰ́ς",
        "2": "ἰκμᾰ́δος"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "moisture, wetness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moisture",
          "moisture"
        ],
        [
          "wetness",
          "wetness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "secretion, animal juice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "secretion",
          "secretion"
        ],
        [
          "juice",
          "juice"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ik.más/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ik.más/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikˈmas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἰκμάς"
}

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