harpagon
See also: Harpagon
English
editEtymology
editAdapted from Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of harpoon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editharpagon (plural harpagons)
- (obsolete) A grappling hook.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editNamed after Harpagon, the protagonist of Molière's The Miser (1668), whose name is an adaptation of Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin, and whence also harpon (“harpoon”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editharpagon m (plural harpagons, feminine harpagonne)
Usage notes
edit- The feminine form is much less common than its masculine counterpart.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “harpagon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Paronyms
editRomanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French harpagon.
Noun
editharpagon m (plural harpagoni)
Declension
editDeclension of harpagon
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) harpagon | harpagonul | (niște) harpagoni | harpagonii |
genitive/dative | (unui) harpagon | harpagonului | (unor) harpagoni | harpagonilor |
vocative | harpagonule | harpagonilor |
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