Ancient Greek

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Noun

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πτέρῠγᾰ (ptéruga)

  1. accusative singular of πτέρυξ (ptérux)

Greek

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpte.ɾi.ɣa/
  • Hyphenation: πτέ‧ρυ‧γα

Noun

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πτέρυγα (ptérygaf (plural πτέρυγες)

  1. (learned) wing (of a bird)
    Synonym: φτερούγα f (fteroúga)
  2. wing (a part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building)
  3. wing (a faction of a political movement)
  4. (military) wing (an organizational grouping in a military aviation service)

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References

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  1. ^ πτέρυγα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language