ἁφή

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: αφή (afí)
  • → Latin: afa

Further reading

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