"ὀμφαλός" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /om.pʰa.lós/, /om.ɸaˈlos/, /om.faˈlos/, /om.pʰa.lós/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /om.pʰaˈlos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /om.ɸaˈlos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /om.faˈlos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /om.faˈlos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-l̥-, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, center”). Cognates include Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya), Latin umbilīcus, and Old English nafola (English navel). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*h₃nebʰ-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*h₃nóbʰōl|*h₃m̥bʰ-l̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-l̥-, {{cog|sa|नभ्य}} Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya), {{cog|la|umbilīcus}} Latin umbilīcus, {{cog|ang|nafola}} Old English nafola, {{cog|en|navel}} English navel Head templates: {{grc-noun|ὀμφᾰλοῦ|m|second|head=ὀμφᾰλός}} ὀμφᾰλός • (omphălós) m (genitive ὀμφᾰλοῦ); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ὀμφᾰλός|οῦ}} Forms: ὀμφᾰλός [canonical], omphălós [romanization], ὀμφᾰλοῦ [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ὀμφᾰλός [nominative, singular], ὀμφᾰλώ [dual, nominative], οἱ ὀμφᾰλοί [nominative, plural], τοῦ ὀμφᾰλοῦ [genitive, singular], ὀμφᾰλοῖν [dual, genitive], ὀμφᾰλῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ὀμφᾰλῷ [dative, singular], ὀμφᾰλοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς ὀμφᾰλοῖς [dative, plural], τὸν ὀμφᾰλόν [accusative, singular], ὀμφᾰλώ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ὀμφᾰλούς [accusative, plural], ὀμφᾰλέ [singular, vocative], ὀμφᾰλώ [dual, vocative], ὀμφᾰλοί [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) navel
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-1iegkLAD Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. umbilical cord
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-3le~lYjb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 5 5 5 13 2 18 4 10 4 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 9 32 8 7 7 7 3 9 5 10 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 9 31 7 7 7 7 3 9 5 10 5
  3. anything shaped like a navel, hence:
    knob or boss in the middle of the shield
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-EgQwYhae
  4. anything shaped like a navel, hence:
    button or knob on the horse's yoke to fasten the reins to
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-HjOcG5uH
  5. anything shaped like a navel, hence:
    plug or valve closing the outlet of bath
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-4csjBhQy
  6. anything shaped like a navel, hence:
    (in the plural) knobs at each end of the stick round which books were rolled
    Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-WD1giW0L Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 3 3 3 34 1 39 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 2 2 2 35 1 40 2 3 3
  7. centre or middle point
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-3mDJ935H
  8. (botany) centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-PeVRB2uY Categories (other): Botany, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 3 3 3 34 1 39 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 2 2 2 35 1 40 2 3 3 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  9. centre of an army, properly the point at which an army is divided into two wings
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-jaLS7oOC
  10. (architecture) keystone of an arched vault
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-vhH4~wpt Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  11. (at Corycus) vault, tomb
    Sense id: en-ὀμφαλός-grc-noun-TjOqHRqQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἐπομφᾰ́λῐος (epomphắlĭos), μεσόμφᾰλος (mesómphălos), ὀμφᾰλητόμος (omphălētómos), ὀμφᾰλῐκός (omphălĭkós), ὀμφᾰ́λῐον (omphắlĭon), ὀμφᾰλῐ́ς (omphălĭ́s), ὀμφᾰλῐστήρ (omphălĭstḗr), ὀμφᾰλοειδής (omphăloeidḗs), ὀμφᾰλόεις (omphălóeis), ὀμφᾰλόκᾰρπος (omphălókărpos), ὀμφᾰλώδης (omphălṓdēs), ὀμφᾰλωτός (omphălōtós), πνευμᾰτόμφᾰλος (pneumătómphălos), σᾰρκόμφᾰλον (sărkómphălon), ὑδρόμφᾰλος (hudrómphălos)
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      "form": "οἱ ὀμφᾰλοί",
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      "roman": "omphălôn",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τὸν ὀμφᾰλόν",
      "roman": "tòn omphălón",
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      "roman": "toùs omphăloús",
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      "form": "ὀμφᾰλέ",
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        "vocative"
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        "(botany) centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel"
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "at Corycus",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(at Corycus) vault, tomb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰa.lós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.ɸaˈlos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰa.lós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰaˈlos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.ɸaˈlos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὀμφαλός"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃nebʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "roman": "epomphắlĭos",
      "word": "ἐπομφᾰ́λῐος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mesómphălos",
      "word": "μεσόμφᾰλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălētómos",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλητόμος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălĭkós",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphắlĭon",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰ́λῐον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălĭ́s",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλῐ́ς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălĭstḗr",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλῐστήρ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphăloeidḗs",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălóeis",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλόεις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălókărpos",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλόκᾰρπος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălṓdēs",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "omphălōtós",
      "word": "ὀμφᾰλωτός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pneumătómphălos",
      "word": "πνευμᾰτόμφᾰλος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sărkómphălon",
      "word": "σᾰρκόμφᾰλον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hudrómphălos",
      "word": "ὑδρόμφᾰλος"
    }
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          "args": {
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            "2": "αφαλός",
            "3": "ομφαλός",
            "g": "m",
            "g2": "m",
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          "expansion": "Greek: αφαλός m (afalós), ομφαλός m (omfalós, “navel”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αφαλός m (afalós), ομφαλός m (omfalós, “navel”)"
    }
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃nebʰ-"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नभ्य"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "umbilīcus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin umbilīcus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "nafola"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English nafola",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "navel"
      },
      "expansion": "English navel",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-l̥-, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, center”). Cognates include Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya), Latin umbilīcus, and Old English nafola (English navel).",
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    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλός",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omphălós",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλοῦ",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ὀμφᾰλός",
      "roman": "ho omphălós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλώ",
      "roman": "omphălṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ὀμφᾰλοί",
      "roman": "hoi omphăloí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὀμφᾰλοῦ",
      "roman": "toû omphăloû",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλοῖν",
      "roman": "omphăloîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλῶν",
      "roman": "omphălôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὀμφᾰλῷ",
      "roman": "tôi omphălôi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλοῖν",
      "roman": "omphăloîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὀμφᾰλοῖς",
      "roman": "toîs omphăloîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ὀμφᾰλόν",
      "roman": "tòn omphălón",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλώ",
      "roman": "omphălṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ὀμφᾰλούς",
      "roman": "toùs omphăloús",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλέ",
      "roman": "omphălé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλώ",
      "roman": "omphălṓ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀμφᾰλοί",
      "roman": "omphăloí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ὀμφᾰλοῦ",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "ὀμφᾰλός"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "ὀμφᾰλός",
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    }
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "grc:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "navel"
      ],
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          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "navel",
          "navel"
        ]
      ],
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        "(anatomy) navel"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "umbilical cord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "umbilical cord",
          "umbilical cord"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything shaped like a navel, hence:",
        "knob or boss in the middle of the shield"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "navel",
          "navel"
        ],
        [
          "knob",
          "knob"
        ],
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "shield",
          "shield"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything shaped like a navel, hence:",
        "button or knob on the horse's yoke to fasten the reins to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "navel",
          "navel"
        ],
        [
          "button",
          "button"
        ],
        [
          "knob",
          "knob"
        ],
        [
          "horse",
          "horse"
        ],
        [
          "yoke",
          "yoke"
        ],
        [
          "fasten",
          "fasten"
        ],
        [
          "rein",
          "rein"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything shaped like a navel, hence:",
        "plug or valve closing the outlet of bath"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "navel",
          "navel"
        ],
        [
          "plug",
          "plug"
        ],
        [
          "valve",
          "valve"
        ],
        [
          "outlet",
          "outlet"
        ],
        [
          "bath",
          "bath"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything shaped like a navel, hence:",
        "knobs at each end of the stick round which books were rolled"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "navel",
          "navel"
        ],
        [
          "knob",
          "knob"
        ],
        [
          "stick",
          "stick"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "anything shaped like a navel, hence:",
        "(in the plural) knobs at each end of the stick round which books were rolled"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "centre or middle point"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "centre of an army, properly the point at which an army is divided into two wings"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ],
        [
          "army",
          "army"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "keystone of an arched vault"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "keystone",
          "keystone"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ],
        [
          "vault",
          "vault"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) keystone of an arched vault"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vault, tomb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vault",
          "vault"
        ],
        [
          "tomb",
          "tomb"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "at Corycus",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(at Corycus) vault, tomb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰa.lós/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.ɸaˈlos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰa.lós/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.pʰaˈlos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.ɸaˈlos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/om.faˈlos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὀμφαλός"
}

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