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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾ.paˈʝi/
- Hyphenation: αρ‧πα‧γή
Noun
αρπαγή • (arpagí) f (plural αρπαγές)
- plundering, theft, looting
- Synonym: άρπαγμα n (árpagma)
- plunder, booty, loot
- abduction (the wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being)
- Synonym: απαγωγή f (apagogí)
Declension
- see: αρπάζω (arpázo, “to snatch, to steal”)
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