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πληγή

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πλήσσω (plḗssō) +‎ ().

Noun

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πληγή (plēgḗf (genitive πληγῆς); first declension

  1. stroke (from a sword or a pike).

Usage notes

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Compare βολή (bolḗ).

Declension

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pliˈʝi/
  • Hyphenation: πλη‧γή

Noun

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πληγή (pligíf (plural πληγές)

  1. wound (an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body)
    Hypernym: τραύμα n (trávma)
  2. (figuratively) wound
    ξύνω παλιές πληγέςxýno paliés pligésto reopen old wounds (literally, “scratch old wounds”)
    γλείφω τις πληγές μουgleífo tis pligés mouto lick one's wounds
  3. plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)

Declension

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Declension of πληγή
singular plural
nominative πληγή (pligí) πληγές (pligés)
genitive πληγής (pligís) πληγών (pligón)
accusative πληγή (pligí) πληγές (pligés)
vocative πληγή (pligí) πληγές (pligés)

References

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  1. ^ πληγή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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