"μάτι" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈma.ti/
Etymology: Inherited from Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin), from Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|el|gkm|μάτιν|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin), {{inh+|el|gkm|μάτιν|}} Inherited from Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin), {{inh|el|grc|ὀμμάτιον}} Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|μάτια|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια), {{el-noun|n|μάτια}} μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|μάτι|μάτια|ματιού|ματιών|μάτι|μάτια|μάτι|μάτια|note=}} Forms: máti [romanization], μάτια [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], μάτι [nominative, singular], μάτια [nominative, plural], ματιού [genitive, singular], ματιών [genitive, plural], μάτι [accusative, singular], μάτια [accusative, plural], μάτι [singular, vocative], μάτια [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy, biology) eye Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology
    Sense id: en-μάτι-el-noun-R8IVtfcO Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι': 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (figuratively) burner (element on a kitchen stove) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-μάτι-el-noun-gXFmzeF7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: οφθαλμός (ofthalmós) (english: medical term) [masculine] [anatomy, medicine, sciences] Derived forms: καλύπτρα ματιού (kalýptra matioú) (english: eye patch) [feminine], μάτια μου (mátia mou) (english: darling, my dearest), σκιά ματιών (skiá matión) (english: eye shadow) [feminine], άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias) (english: apples and oranges; the hare's eyes are one and the owl's are another) [literally], έχω τα μάτια μου δεκατέσσερα (écho ta mátia mou dekatéssera) (english: to keep one's eyes peeled; to have one's eyes fourteen) [literally] Coordinate_terms: βλεφαρίδα (vlefarída) (english: eyelash) [feminine], βλέφαρο (vléfaro) (english: eyelid) [neuter], κόπιτσα (kópitsa) (english: hook and eye) [feminine]
Related terms: αμάτιαστος (amátiastos) (english: not casting or affected by the evil eye), κατάματα (katámata) (english: right in the eyes) [adverb], ματάκι (matáki) [diminutive, neuter], ματάκιας (matákias) (english: peeping Tom) [masculine], ματάρα (matára) [augmentative, feminine], ματιά (matiá) (english: look, glance) [feminine], ματιάζω (matiázo) (english: to cast the evil eye), μάτιασμα (mátiasma) (english: the evil eye) [neuter], ματόκλαδο (matóklado) (english: eyelash) [neuter], ματοτσίνορο (matotsínoro) (english: eyelash) [neuter], ματόχαντρο (matóchantro) (english: bead against evil eye) [neuter]

Inflected forms

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        "5": "μάτι",
        "6": "μάτια",
        "7": "μάτι",
        "8": "μάτια",
        "note": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "not casting or affected by the evil eye",
      "roman": "amátiastos",
      "word": "αμάτιαστος"
    },
    {
      "english": "right in the eyes",
      "roman": "katámata",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "κατάματα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "matáki",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ματάκι"
    },
    {
      "english": "peeping Tom",
      "roman": "matákias",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ματάκιας"
    },
    {
      "roman": "matára",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματάρα"
    },
    {
      "english": "look, glance",
      "roman": "matiá",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ματιά"
    },
    {
      "english": "to cast the evil eye",
      "roman": "matiázo",
      "word": "ματιάζω"
    },
    {
      "english": "the evil eye",
      "roman": "mátiasma",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μάτιασμα"
    },
    {
      "english": "eyelash",
      "roman": "matóklado",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ματόκλαδο"
    },
    {
      "english": "eyelash",
      "roman": "matotsínoro",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ματοτσίνορο"
    },
    {
      "english": "bead against evil eye",
      "roman": "matóchantro",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ματόχαντρο"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "el:Anatomy",
        "el:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eye"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy, biology) eye"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "biology",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "burner (element on a kitchen stove)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "burner",
          "burner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) burner (element on a kitchen stove)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈma.ti/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "medical term",
      "roman": "ofthalmós",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "οφθαλμός"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μάτι"
}

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