"κήτος" meaning in Greek

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|κῆτος}} Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|κήτη|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} κήτος • (kítos) n (plural κήτη), {{el-noun|n|κήτη}} κήτος • (kítos) n (plural κήτη) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|κήτος|κήτη|κήτους|κητών|κήτος|κήτη|κήτος|κήτη|note=}} Forms: kítos [romanization], κήτη [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], κήτος [nominative, singular], κήτη [nominative, plural], κήτους [genitive, singular], κητών [genitive, plural], κήτος [accusative, singular], κήτη [accusative, plural], κήτος [singular, vocative], κήτη [plural, vocative]
  1. (zoology) cetacean: whale, dolphin
    Sense id: en-κήτος-el-noun-1c-SewlI Categories (other): Zoology, Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος', Pages with 1 entry, Cetaceans Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 13 45 Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 46 17 36 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. sea monster
    Sense id: en-κήτος-el-noun-beiIoTkd Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος', Pages with 1 entry, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 13 45 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 7 79 14
  3. (astronomy) Cetus (constellation)
    Sense id: en-κήτος-el-noun-i-OKRlId Categories (other): Astronomy, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 18 48 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'δάσος': 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 13 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 23 44 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: κητώδη (kitódi) (english: cetaceans) [neuter, noun, plural], κητώδης (kitódis) (english: cetacean) [adjective], κύτος (kýtos) (english: ship's hull) [neuter] Coordinate_terms (see): κητώδη (kitódi) (english: cetacea) [neuter, plural]
Disambiguation of 'see': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "23": "",
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        ],
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    "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
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