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πυγμή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: πυγμή πυγμῆς

Structure: πυγμ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: pu/c

Sense

  1. fist
  2. boxing
  3. cubit, a measure of length (the distance from the elbow to the knuckles)

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative πυγμή πυγμᾱ́ πυγμαί
Genitive πυγμῆς πυγμαῖν πυγμῶν
Dative πυγμῇ πυγμαῖν πυγμαῖς
Accusative πυγμήν πυγμᾱ́ πυγμᾱ́ς
Vocative πυγμή πυγμᾱ́ πυγμαί

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

  • πυγμαί τ’ ἦσαν ἐγκροτούμεναι, καὶ κῶλ’ ἀπ’ ἀμφοῖν τοῖν νεανίαιν ἅμα ἐσ πλευρὰ καὶ πρὸσ ἧπαρ ἠκοντίζετο, ὡσ τῷ ξυνάπτειν καὶ συναποκαμεῖν μέλη. (Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris, episode 5:4)

Synonyms

  1. boxing

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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