μάχαιρα

See also: μαχαίρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μάχομαι (mákhomai, to fight). Compare with μάχη (mákhē, a battle, a strife)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μάχαιρα (mákhaira) f (genitive μαχαίρας); first declension

  1. large knife, short sword, dirk, dagger

Usage notes

Later Greek used μαχαίρης and μαχαίρῃ for the singular genitive and dative respectively.

Inflection

Descendants

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Greek

Noun

μάχαιρα (máchaira) f (uncountable)

  1. sword used by the ancient Greeks

Declension

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