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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish منگنه (mengene), according to Nisanyan[1] itself a borrowing from Byzantine Greek μάγγανο (mángano) from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).
Pronunciation
Noun
μέγγενη • (méngeni) f (plural μέγγενες)
- vice (UK), vise (US)
- clamp, cramp
- instrument of torture
Declension
Declension of μέγγενη
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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μέγγενη (méngeni)
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μέγγενες (méngenes)
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| genitive
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μέγγενης (méngenis)
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| accusative
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μέγγενη (méngeni)
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μέγγενες (méngenes)
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| vocative
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μέγγενη (méngeni)
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μέγγενες (méngenes)
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rare genitive plural: μεγγενών
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