"σφήνα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsfi.na/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn). Cognate with Mariupol Greek сфи́на (sfína). Etymology templates: {{uder|el|grc|σφήν}} Ancient Greek σφήν (sphḗn), {{cog|grk-mar|сфи́на}} Mariupol Greek сфи́на (sfína) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|σφήνες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} σφήνα • (sfína) f (plural σφήνες), {{el-noun|f|σφήνες}} σφήνα • (sfína) f (plural σφήνες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|σφήνα|σφήνες|σφήνας|σφηνών|σφήνα|σφήνες|σφήνα|σφήνες|note=}} Forms: sfína [romanization], σφήνες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], σφήνα [nominative, singular], σφήνες [nominative, plural], σφήνας [genitive, singular], σφηνών [genitive, plural], σφήνα [accusative, singular], σφήνες [accusative, plural], σφήνα [singular, vocative], σφήνες [plural, vocative]
  1. (engineering) wedge
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