πτέρυγα
Ancient Greek
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pté.ry.ɡa/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpte.ry.ɡa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpte.ry.ɣa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpte.ry.ɣa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpte.ri.ɣa/
Noun
[edit]πτέρῠγᾰ • (ptéruga)
- accusative singular of πτέρυξ (ptérux)
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πτέρῠγᾰ (ptéruga), accusative of πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “bird's wing”), with semantic loan from French aile for other senses.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]πτέρυγα • (ptéryga) f (plural πτέρυγες)
- (learned) wing (of a bird)
- Synonym: φτερούγα f (fteroúga)
- wing (a part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building)
- wing (a faction of a political movement)
- (military) wing (an organizational grouping in a military aviation service)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πτέρυγα (ptéryga) | πτέρυγες (ptéryges) |
| genitive | πτέρυγας (ptérygas) | πτερύγων (pterýgon) |
| accusative | πτέρυγα (ptéryga) | πτέρυγες (ptéryges) |
| vocative | πτέρυγα (ptéryga) | πτέρυγες (ptéryges) |
References
[edit]- ^ πτέρυγα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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