ρωγμή

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥωγμή (rhōgmḗ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾoɣˈmi/
  • Hyphenation: ρωγ‧μή

Noun

ρωγμή (rogmíf (plural ρωγμές)

  1. crack (thin space opened in a previously solid material)
    Synonyms: ράγισμα n (rágisma), ρήγμα n (rígma), σχισμή f (schismí), χαραμάδα f (charamáda)
  2. (figuratively) gap (discontinuity, e.g. in a narrative)

Declension

References

  1. ^ ρωγμή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language