ῥαφή

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

seam, suture
(medicine) stitching, sewing of a wound

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek ῥάπτω (sew, stitch, sew together).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ῥάπτω

Gloss

sew, stitch, sew together

Concept

Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

縫

Emoji

🧵 🪡

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

biraphid English
dysraphia English
dysraphic English
pseudoraphe English
raphe English
rapheless English
συρράπτω Ancient Greek
ῥάμμα Ancient Greek
ῥάπτω Ancient Greek
ῥάψις Ancient Greek
ῥαφίς Ancient Greek
ῥαψῳδός Ancient Greek
*werb- Proto-Indo-European
ράπτω Greek (modern)