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πτέρυξ

Third declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτέρυξ πτέρυγος

Structure: πτερυγ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ptero/n

Sense

  1. wing
  2. (in the plural) feathers
  3. (in the plural) fins
  4. (poetic) flight
  5. Anything which resembles a wing: rudder, oar
  6. The flaps at the bottom of armour
  7. The edge of a sword or axe
  8. earlobe
  9. shoulder blade

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative πτέρυξ πτέρυγε πτέρυγες
Genitive πτέρυγος πτερύγοιν πτερύγων
Dative πτέρυγι πτερύγοιν πτέρυξιν*
Accusative πτέρυγα πτέρυγε πτέρυγας
Vocative πτέρυξ πτέρυγε πτέρυγες

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

  • καὶ ἀμφότερα τὰ Χερουβὶμ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ ἐσωτάτου. καὶ διεπέτασε τὰσ πτέρυγασ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἥπτετο πτέρυξ μία τοῦ τοίχου, καὶ πτέρυξ Χεροὺβ τοῦ δευτέρου ἥπτετο τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ δευτέρου, καὶ αἱ πτέρυγεσ αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ οἴκου ἥπτοντο πτέρυξ πτέρυγοσ. (Septuagint, Liber I Regum 6:26)
  • καὶ αἱ πτέρυγεσ τῶν Χερουβὶμ τὸ μῆκοσ πήχεων εἴκοσι, καὶ ἡ πτέρυξ ἡ μία πήχεων πέντε ἁπτομένη τοῦ τοίχου τοῦ οἴκου, καὶ ἡ πτέρυξ ἡ ἑτέρα πήχεων πέντε ἁπτομένη τῆσ πτέρυγοσ τοῦ Χεροὺβ τοῦ ἑτέρου. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 3:11)

Synonyms

  1. wing

  2. feathers

  3. fins

  4. flight

  5. The edge of a sword or axe

  6. shoulder blade

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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