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γαλαξίας

First declension Noun; Masculine 동물 Transliteration:

Principal Part: γαλαξίας γαλαξίου

Structure: γαλαξι (Stem) + ᾱς (Ending)

Sense

  1. the Milky Way galaxy (with implied κύκλος ‎(kúklos, “circle, sphere”))
  2. tailor's chalk (with implied λίθος ‎(líthos, “stone”))
  3. dogfish

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γαλαξίας γαλαξίᾱ γαλαξίαι
Genitive γαλαξίου γαλαξίαιν γαλαξιῶν
Dative γαλαξίᾱͅ γαλαξίαιν γαλαξίαις
Accusative γαλαξίᾱν γαλαξίᾱ γαλαξίᾱς
Vocative γαλαξίᾱ γαλαξίᾱ γαλαξίαι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἐλέγοντο δὲ κἀκείνῳ ὑστερίζειν τῶν συμμάχων οὕσ τε ἀπὸ τοῦ Γαλαξίου μετεπέμπετο σφενδονήτασ καὶ οἱ Νεφελοκένταυροι. (Lucian, Verae Historiae, book 1 16:12)

Synonyms

  1. the Milky Way galaxy

  2. dogfish

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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