αρπάγη
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- αρπάγι n (arpági)
Etymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē).
Noun
editαρπάγη • (arpági) f (plural αρπάγες)
- hook, grappling iron, grasping tool
- αρπάγη του Αρχιμήδη ― arpági tou Archimídi ― the claw of Archimedes
- (figuratively) grip
Declension
editDeclension of αρπάγη
Related terms
edit- see: αρπάζω (arpázo, “to snatch, to steal”)
Further reading
edit- 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