αρπάγη
Greek
Alternative forms
- αρπάγι n (arpági)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē).
Noun
αρπάγη • (arpági) f (plural αρπάγες)
- hook, grappling iron, grasping tool
- αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη ― arpági tou Archimídi ― the claw of Archimedes
- (figuratively) grip
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αρπάγη (arpági) | αρπάγες (arpáges) |
| genitive | αρπάγης (arpágis) | αρπαγών (arpagón) |
| accusative | αρπάγη (arpági) | αρπάγες (arpáges) |
| vocative | αρπάγη (arpági) | αρπάγες (arpáges) |
Related terms
- see: αρπάζω (arpázo, “to snatch, to steal”)
Further reading
- Αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- αρπάγη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language