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γαλαξίας?

First declension Noun; Masculine 동물 Transliteration: galaxias

Principal Part: γαλαξίας γαλαξίου

Structure: γαλαξι (Stem) + ας (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

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)
  • κύκλος ἐστὶ νεφελοειδὴς ἐν μὲν τῷ ἀέρι διὰ παντὸς φαινόμενος, διὰ δὲ τὴν λευκόχροιαν γαλαξίας ὀνομαζόμενος. (Pseudo-Plutarch, Placita Philosophorum, book 3, 1)

Synonyms

  1. the Milky Way galaxy

  2. dogfish

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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