ἁρμονία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, I fit together), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (to join, fit, fix together).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἁρμονίᾱ (harmoníāf (genitive ἁρμονίᾱς); first declension

  1. a fitting together, joint
  2. union, league
  3. ordinance, decree
  4. a relation of sounds: harmony

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: harmonia (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: гармония (garmonija)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἁρμονία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 135

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