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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pté.ry.ɡa/ → /ˈpte.ry.ɣa/ → /ˈpte.ri.ɣa/
Noun
πτέρῠγᾰ • (ptéruga)
- accusative singular of πτέρυξ (ptérux)
Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈpte.ɾi.ɣa/
- Hyphenation: πτέ‧ρυ‧γα
Noun
πτέρυγα • (ptéryga) f (plural πτέρυγες)
- (learned) wing (of a bird)
- Synonym: φτερούγα f (fteroúga)
- wing (a part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building)
- wing (a faction of a political movement)
- (military) wing (an organizational grouping in a military aviation service)
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