"ὄστρακον" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ὄστρακον in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ós.tra.kon/, /ˈos.tra.kon/, /ˈos.tra.kon/, /ós.tra.kon/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈos.tra.kon/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈos.tra.kon/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈos.tra.kon/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈos.tra.kon/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Traditionally held to be related to ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) and ὄστρεον (óstreon, “oyster”). Beekes considers it more likely to be Pre-Greek, which does not exclude a relation to ὄστρεον (óstreon). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|ὀστρᾰ́κου|n|second|head=ὄστρᾰκον}} ὄστρᾰκον • (óstrakon) n (genitive ὀστρᾰ́κου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ὄστρᾰκον|ου}} Forms: ὄστρᾰκον [canonical], óstrakon [romanization], ὀστρᾰ́κου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], τὸ ὄστρᾰκον [nominative, singular], τὼ ὀστρᾰ́κω [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ ὄστρᾰκᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ ὀστρᾰ́κου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ὀστρᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ὀστρᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ ὀστρᾰ́κῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ὀστρᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ὀστρᾰ́κοις [dative, plural], τὸ ὄστρᾰκον [accusative, singular], τὼ ὀστρᾰ́κω [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ ὄστρᾰκᾰ [accusative, plural], ὄστρᾰκον [singular, vocative], ὀστρᾰ́κω [dual, vocative], ὄστρᾰκᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. earthen vessel
    fragment of such a vessel, potsherd
    Sense id: en-ὄστρακον-grc-noun-~gxEYmd2 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 22 17 32 29
  2. earthen vessel
    earthen castanet
    Sense id: en-ὄστρακον-grc-noun-WnNBYFaU Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 22 17 32 29
  3. the hard shell of animals such as mollusks and turtles
    mother of pearl
    Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-ὄστρακον-grc-noun-vFFycTIW Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 6 4 77 12 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 7 68 13 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 22 17 32 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 3 84 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 81 13
  4. the hard shell of animals such as mollusks and turtles
    eggshell
    Sense id: en-ὄστρακον-grc-noun-wlDPYVb1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the second declension: 22 17 32 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: μᾰλᾰκόστρᾰκος (malakóstrakos), ὀστρᾰκῐ́ζω (ostrakízō), ὀστρᾰ́κῐνος (ostrákinos), ὀστρᾰκῐ́ς (ostrakís), ὀστρᾰκόδερμος (ostrakódermos), ὀστρᾰκώδης (ostrakṓdēs)
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        "earthen vessel",
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            "Sound",
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            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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        "mother of pearl"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ós.tra.kon/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/"
    },
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "word": "ὄστρακον"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ὄστρᾰκον",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "óstrakon",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀστρᾰ́κου",
      "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": "τὸ ὄστρᾰκον",
      "roman": "tò óstrakon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀστρᾰ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ ostrákō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ ὄστρᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tà óstraka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὀστρᾰ́κου",
      "roman": "toû ostrákou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀστρᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ostrákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ὀστρᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn ostrákōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὀστρᾰ́κῳ",
      "roman": "tôi ostrákōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀστρᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ostrákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὀστρᾰ́κοις",
      "roman": "toîs ostrákois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ ὄστρᾰκον",
      "roman": "tò óstrakon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὀστρᾰ́κω",
      "roman": "tṑ ostrákō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ ὄστρᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tà óstraka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄστρᾰκον",
      "roman": "óstrakon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὀστρᾰ́κω",
      "roman": "ostrákō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄστρᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "óstraka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὀστρᾰ́κου",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "second",
        "head": "ὄστρᾰκον"
      },
      "expansion": "ὄστρᾰκον • (óstrakon) n (genitive ὀστρᾰ́κου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὄστρᾰκον",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "earthen vessel",
        "fragment of such a vessel, potsherd"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "earthen",
          "earthen"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "potsherd",
          "potsherd"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "earthen vessel",
        "earthen castanet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "earthen",
          "earthen"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "castanet",
          "castanet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the hard shell of animals such as mollusks and turtles",
        "mother of pearl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ],
        [
          "mollusk",
          "mollusk"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "mother of pearl",
          "mother of pearl"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the hard shell of animals such as mollusks and turtles",
        "eggshell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ],
        [
          "mollusk",
          "mollusk"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "eggshell",
          "eggshell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ós.tra.kon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ós.tra.kon/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈos.tra.kon/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὄστρακον"
}

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