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Ἅρπυια

Ἅρπυια

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Ἅρπυια (Hárpuia) f (genitive Ἁρπυίας); first declension

  1. a Harpy

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: Harpy (plural Harpies)
  • Greek: Άρπυια (Árpyia)
    • plural: Άρπυιες (Árpyies)
  • Latin: Harpyia (plural Harpyiae)

References

  • «Ἅρπυια» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • «Ἅρπυια» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012