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πτέρνη

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂ (heel). Cognates include Latin perna and Sanskrit पार्ष्णि (pā́rṣṇi). Doublet of πέρνα (pérna, ham), which was borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πτέρνη (ptérnēf (genitive πτέρνης); first declension

  1. heel
  2. hoof
  3. heel of a shoe
  4. footstep
  5. (figuratively) foot or lower part of anything
  6. (Epic) ham

Declension

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Further reading

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