μάχη

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See also: μάχῃ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From μάχομαι (mákhomai, I do battle).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μᾰ́χη (mákhēf (genitive μᾰ́χης); first declension

  1. battle, combat
  2. quarrel, strife, dispute
  3. contest, game
  4. battlefield
  5. (logic) contradiction, inconsistency

Declension

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Descendants

  • English: -machy (through -μαχία (-makhía))

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μάχομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 916-7

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη (mákhē).

Noun

μάχη (máchif (plural μάχες)

  1. (military) battle, combat
  2. fight, struggle

Declension

Declension of μάχη
singular plural
nominative μάχη (máchi) μάχες (máches)
genitive μάχης (máchis) μαχών (machón)
accusative μάχη (máchi) μάχες (máches)
vocative μάχη (máchi) μάχες (máches)

Derived terms