harpagon
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See also: Harpagon
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adapted from Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of harpoon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]harpagon (plural harpagons)
- (obsolete) A grappling hook.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Harpagon, the protagonist of Molière's The Miser (1668), whose name is an adaptation of Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin, and whence also harpon (“harpoon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]harpagon m (plural harpagons, feminine harpagonne)
Usage notes
[edit]- The feminine form is much less common than its masculine counterpart.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “harpagon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Paronyms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French harpagon.
Noun
[edit]harpagon m (plural harpagoni)
Declension
[edit]Declension of harpagon
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) harpagon | harpagonul | (niște) harpagoni | harpagonii |
genitive/dative | (unui) harpagon | harpagonului | (unor) harpagoni | harpagonilor |
vocative | harpagonule | harpagonilor |
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