"αβγό" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /aˈvɣo/
Etymology: Back-formation from the plural αβγά (avgá), itself extracted from τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), a regular phonological development of Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá): :/ta.oˈa/ → /tau̯ˈa/ → /tau̯ˈɣa/ → /tavˈɣa/. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm via Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón. Etymology templates: {{back-form|el}} Back-formation, {{m|el|αβγά}} αβγά (avgá), {{m|el|τ' αβγά|t=the eggs}} τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), {{inh|el|grc|τὰ ᾠά}} Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá), {{inh|el|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, {{inh|el|grk-pro|*ōyyón}} Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Head templates: {{head|el|noun|plural|αβγά|g=n}} αβγό • (avgó) n (plural αβγά) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|αβγό|αβγά|αβγού|αβγών|αβγό|αβγά|αβγό|αβγά|note=}} Forms: avgó [romanization], αβγά [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], αβγό [nominative, singular], αβγά [nominative, plural], αβγού [genitive, singular], αβγών [genitive, plural], αβγό [accusative, singular], αβγά [accusative, plural], αβγό [singular, vocative], αβγά [plural, vocative]
  1. (zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development) Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-vcUV65aX Disambiguation of Eggs: 38 14 12 36 Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 15 31 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (more specifically) egg (of a hen, used as food) Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-3fV-rQOL Disambiguation of Eggs: 38 14 12 36 Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 15 31 29
  3. (figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg) Tags: figuratively Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-BHdwoI1H Disambiguation of Eggs: 38 14 12 36 Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 15 31 29
  4. (biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell) Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Eggs Synonyms: ωάριο
    Sense id: en-αβγό-el-noun-2dFdpWRf Disambiguation of Eggs: 38 14 12 36 Categories (other): Greek back-formations, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup, Greek links with redundant wikilinks, Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό', Greek phrasebook, Greek rebracketings, Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Greek back-formations: 37 8 8 47 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 3 4 54 Disambiguation of Greek entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 4 3 69 Disambiguation of Greek links with redundant wikilinks: 28 4 4 64 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό': 25 15 31 29 Disambiguation of Greek phrasebook: 29 6 6 59 Disambiguation of Greek rebracketings: 33 7 7 53 Disambiguation of Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 27 4 4 65 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: αυγό (avgó)
Derived forms: αβγουλάκι (avgouláki) [diminutive, neuter], αβγούλι (avgoúli) [diminutive, neuter], αβγοειδής (avgoeidís) (english: egg shaped), αβγουλιέρα (avgouliéra) (english: egg cup) [feminine], αβγότσουφλο (avgótsouflo) (english: egg shell), αβγουλωτός (avgoulotós) (english: egg shaped), αβγοθήκη (avgothíki) (english: egg cup) [feminine], βραστό αβγό (vrastó avgó) (english: boiled egg) [neuter], αβγολέμονο (avgolémono) (english: egg and lemon sauce) [neuter], αβγοτάραχο (avgotáracho) (english: fish roe) [neuter], αβγό μάτι (avgó máti) (english: fried egg) [neuter], αβγό ποσέ (avgó posé) (english: poached egg) [neuter], αυγοσαλάτα (avgosaláta) (english: egg salad) [feminine], κόκκινο αβγό (kókkino avgó) (english: red egg; Easter tradition) [neuter], μελάτο αβγό (meláto avgó) (english: soft-boiled egg) [neuter], σφιχτό αβγό (sfichtó avgó) (english: hard-boiled egg) [neuter], τηγανητό αβγό (tiganitó avgó) (english: fried egg) [neuter], χτυπητά αβγά (chtypitá avgá) (english: scrambled eggs) [neuter, plural], χρυσό αβγό (chrysó avgó) (english: golden goose; golden egg) [literally], ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό (akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó) (english: don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet) [literally], χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια (cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia) (english: to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets) [literally], χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια (cháno t' avgá kai ta paschália) (english: to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar) [literally], κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου (káthomai st' avgá mou) (english: to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs) [literally], σιγά τ' αβγά (sigá t' avgá) (english: as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)) [literally], αβγά κουρεύουμε, πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το (piás' t' avgó kai koúref' to) (english: get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it) [literally], παίρνω με τ' αβγά (paírno me t' avgá) (english: to egg someone; take them with the eggs) [literally], το αβγό του Κολόμβου (to avgó tou Kolómvou) (english: egg of Columbus), αβγά σού καθαρίζουν

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgouláki",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλάκι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "avgoúli",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγούλι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoeidís",
      "word": "αβγοειδής"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgouliéra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγουλιέρα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shell",
      "roman": "avgótsouflo",
      "word": "αβγότσουφλο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg shaped",
      "roman": "avgoulotós",
      "word": "αβγουλωτός"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg cup",
      "roman": "avgothíki",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοθήκη"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "boiled egg",
      "roman": "vrastó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βραστό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg and lemon sauce",
      "roman": "avgolémono",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγολέμονο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fish roe",
      "roman": "avgotáracho",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγοτάραχο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "avgó máti",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό μάτι"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "poached egg",
      "roman": "avgó posé",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό ποσέ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg salad",
      "roman": "avgosaláta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυγοσαλάτα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "red egg; Easter tradition",
      "roman": "kókkino avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κόκκινο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "soft-boiled egg",
      "roman": "meláto avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μελάτο αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hard-boiled egg",
      "roman": "sfichtó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σφιχτό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "tiganitó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τηγανητό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "scrambled eggs",
      "roman": "chtypitá avgá",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "χτυπητά αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "golden goose; golden egg",
      "roman": "chrysó avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χρυσό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet",
      "roman": "akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta paschália",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs",
      "roman": "káthomai st' avgá mou",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)",
      "roman": "sigá t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "αβγά κουρεύουμε"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it",
      "roman": "piás' t' avgó kai koúref' to",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "πιάσ' τ' αβγό και κούρευ' το"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to egg someone; take them with the eggs",
      "roman": "paírno me t' avgá",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "παίρνω με τ' αβγά"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "egg of Columbus",
      "roman": "to avgó tou Kolómvou",
      "word": "το αβγό του Κολόμβου"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "αβγά σού καθαρίζουν"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from the plural αβγά (avgá), itself extracted from τ' αβγά (t' avgá, “the eggs”), a regular phonological development of Ancient Greek τὰ ᾠά (tà ōiá):\n:/ta.oˈa/ → /tau̯ˈa/ → /tau̯ˈɣa/ → /tavˈɣa/.\nUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm via Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón.",
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      "form": "αβγά",
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      "form": "αβγού",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "αβγών",
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      "form": "αβγό",
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      "form": "αβγό",
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    {
      "form": "αβγά",
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          "kind": "topical",
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        {
          "english": "A turtle's egg is small and totally round.",
          "roman": "To avgó tis chelónas eínai mikró kai olostróngylo.",
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          "_dis": "25 15 31 29",
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        {
          "english": "To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter.",
          "roman": "Gia na ftiáxeis biskóta chreiázesai avgá, alévri kai voútyro.",
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        {
          "english": "At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten.",
          "roman": "To Páscha stin Evrópi tróne sokolaténia avgá.",
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        {
          "english": "Two men need a woman's egg to have a child.",
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          "text": "Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί.",
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      "ipa": "/aˈvɣo/"
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}
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      "english": "egg shaped",
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      "word": "αβγοειδής"
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      "english": "egg cup",
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    {
      "english": "egg shell",
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      "word": "αβγότσουφλο"
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      "english": "egg shaped",
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      "english": "egg cup",
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    {
      "english": "boiled egg",
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    {
      "english": "egg and lemon sauce",
      "roman": "avgolémono",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγολέμονο"
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    {
      "english": "fish roe",
      "roman": "avgotáracho",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "αβγοτάραχο"
    },
    {
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "avgó máti",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αβγό μάτι"
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    {
      "english": "poached egg",
      "roman": "avgó posé",
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      ],
      "word": "αβγό ποσέ"
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    {
      "english": "egg salad",
      "roman": "avgosaláta",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αυγοσαλάτα"
    },
    {
      "english": "red egg; Easter tradition",
      "roman": "kókkino avgó",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κόκκινο αβγό"
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    {
      "english": "soft-boiled egg",
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      "word": "μελάτο αβγό"
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      "english": "hard-boiled egg",
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    {
      "english": "fried egg",
      "roman": "tiganitó avgó",
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    {
      "english": "scrambled eggs",
      "roman": "chtypitá avgá",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "χτυπητά αβγά"
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    {
      "english": "golden goose; golden egg",
      "roman": "chrysó avgó",
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        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χρυσό αβγό"
    },
    {
      "english": "don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs; he/she's not even out of the egg yet",
      "roman": "akómi den vgíke ap' t' avgó",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ακόμη δεν βγήκε απ' τ' αβγό"
    },
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      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the baskets",
      "roman": "cháno t' avgá kai ta kaláthia",
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        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα καλάθια"
    },
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      "english": "to lose everything, to lose one's mind; lose the eggs and the calendar",
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        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "χάνω τ' αβγά και τα πασχάλια"
    },
    {
      "english": "to mind one's own business, to not get involved; sit on one's eggs",
      "roman": "káthomai st' avgá mou",
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        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "κάθομαι στ' αβγά μου"
    },
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      "english": "as if, give me a break; slowly the eggs (so they won't break)",
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      ],
      "word": "σιγά τ' αβγά"
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      "word": "αβγά κουρεύουμε"
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      "english": "get blood out of a stone; Catch the egg and shave it",
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      ],
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      "english": "to egg someone; take them with the eggs",
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      ],
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      "english": "egg of Columbus",
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      "word": "αβγά σού καθαρίζουν"
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        {
          "english": "A turtle's egg is small and totally round.",
          "roman": "To avgó tis chelónas eínai mikró kai olostróngylo.",
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "english": "To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter.",
          "roman": "Gia na ftiáxeis biskóta chreiázesai avgá, alévri kai voútyro.",
          "text": "Για να φτιάξεις μπισκότα χρειάζεσαι αβγά, αλεύρι και βούτυρο.",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten.",
          "roman": "To Páscha stin Evrópi tróne sokolaténia avgá.",
          "text": "Το Πάσχα στην Ευρώπη τρώνε σοκολατένια αβγά.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "figuratively"
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        {
          "english": "Two men need a woman's egg to have a child.",
          "roman": "Dýo ántres chreiázontai to avgó mias gynaíkas gia na échoun éna paidí.",
          "text": "Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί.",
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        "(biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell)"
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      "ipa": "/aˈvɣo/"
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      "roman": "avgó",
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}

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