"ἰχθυοκένταυρος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἰχθυοκένταυρος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/, /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/, /ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/, /ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ikʰ.tʰy.oˈken.taw.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.vros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “monsters of double shape”). Etymology templates: {{com|grc|ἰχθύς|κένταυρος|t1=fish|t2=monsters of double shape}} ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “monsters of double shape”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἰχθῠοκένταυρος|ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου|m|second|g2=f}} ἰχθῠοκένταυρος • (ikhthŭokéntauros) m or f (genitive ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἰχθῠοκένταυρος|ου|form=MF}} Forms: ἰχθῠοκένταυρος [canonical], ikhthŭokéntauros [romanization], ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ ἰχθῠοκένταυρος [nominative, singular], τὼ ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [dual, nominative], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ ἰχθῠοκένταυροι [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς ἰχθῠοκενταύρου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἰχθῠοκενταύρων [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ ἰχθῠοκενταύρῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς ἰχθῠοκενταύροις [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν ἰχθῠοκένταυρον [accusative, singular], τὼ ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [accusative, dual], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς ἰχθῠοκενταύρους [accusative, plural], ἰχθῠοκένταυρε [singular, vocative], ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [dual, vocative], ἰχθῠοκένταυροι [plural, vocative]
  1. half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
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    {
      "ipa": "/ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ikʰ.tʰy.oˈken.taw.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.vros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἰχθυοκένταυρος"
}

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