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λίμνη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: λίμνη λίμνης

Structure: λιμν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: lei/bw

Sense

  1. lake, marsh, basin
  2. sea

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

  • τὸ δὲ μέγιστον, ἡ Ἀχερουσία λίμνη πρόκειται πρώτη δεχομένη τοὺσ ἀπαντῶντασ, ἣν οὐκ ἔνι διαπλεῦσαι ἢ παρελθεῖν ἄνευ τοῦ πορθμέωσ βαθεῖά τε γὰρ περᾶσαι τοῖσ ποσὶν καὶ διανήξασθαι πολλή, καὶ ὅλωσ οὐκ ἂν αὐτὴν διαπταίη οὐδὲ τὰ νεκρὰ τῶν ὀρνέων. (Lucian, (no name) 3:2)
  • ὁ μὲν γὰρ Τάνταλοσ ἐπ’ αὐτῇ τῇ λίμνῃ αὐο͂σ ἔστηκεν κινδυνεύων ὑπὸ δίψουσ ὁ κακοδαίμων ἀποθανεῖν. (Lucian, (no name) 8:4)
  • κεκολάφθαι γὰρ ἐπ̓ αὐτῇ ἄνθρωπον μὲν τινα οἱο͂ν τὸν Τάνταλον γράφουσιν ἐν λίμνῃ ἑστῶτα καὶ ἀρυομενον τοῦ ὕδατοσ, ὡσ πίοι δή, τὸ θηρίον δὲ τὴν διψάδα ἐμπεφυκὸσ αὐτῷ περιεσπειρᾶσθαι τῷ ποδί, καί τινασ γυναῖκασ ὑδροφορούσασ ἅμα πολλὰσ καταχεῖν τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῦ πλησίον δὲ ᾠὰ κεῖσθαι οἱᾶ τῶν στρουθῶν ἐκείνων, οὓσ ἔφην θηρᾶν τοὺσ Γαράμαντασ· (Lucian, Dipsades 10:1)
  • ἀπὸ δὲ Ἅλυοσ ποταμοῦ ἐσ Ναύσταθμον στάδιοι ἐνενήκοντα, ἵναπερ καὶ λίμνη ἐστίν. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 15 3:1)
  • ἔσω δὲ τῆσ Ταμυράκησ λίμνη ἐστὶν οὐ μεγάλη. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 20 1:2)

Synonyms

  1. sea

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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