ἁρμονία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, I fit together), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (to join, fit, fix together).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἁρμονίᾱ • (harmoníā) f (genitive ἁρμονίᾱς); first declension

  1. A fitting together, joint
  2. union, league
  3. ordinance, decree
  4. A relation of sounds: harmony

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: harmonia (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: гармония (garmonija)

Further reading

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