πυγών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- (to punch), the same root of πυγμή (pugmḗ, fist-fight) and Latin pugnus (fist).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠγών • (pugṓn) m (genitive πῠγόνος); third declension

  1. distance from the elbow to the first joint of the fingers, used as a measure of length

Declension

Derived terms

  • πυγονιαῖος (pugoniaîos)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.