ἁφή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅπτω (háptō, to kindle, set fire; to touch; to fasten) +‎ (-ḗ).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἁφή (haphḗf (genitive ἁφῆς); first declension

  1. lighting, kindling
  2. touch, sense of touch
  3. (in wrestling) grip
  4. sand sprinkled over wrestlers, to enable them to get a grip of one another
  5. (mathematics) point of contact, intersection
  6. (in the plural) stripes, strokes
  7. (pathology) infection, especially of leprosy
  8. (anatomy) junction, point of contact in the body, ligament

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: αφή (afí)
  • → Latin: afa

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