βράχος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek βράχος m (brákhos), from Hellenistic Koine Greek βράχος n (brákhos) with the change from neuter to a masculine as an augmentative element, from the plural in Ancient Greek βράχεα (brákhea) (see the modern plural βράχια (vráchia)), from βραχέα (brakhéa), neuter, plural of adjective βραχύς (brakhús) as in the phrase "βραχέα (brakhéa) sc. ὕδατα (húdata)] "shallow waters", already in Herodotus.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]βράχος • (vráchos) m (plural βράχοι) also, a neuter plural βράχια (vráchia)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βράχος (vráchos) | βράχοι (vráchoi) |
| genitive | βράχου (vráchou) | βράχων (vráchon) |
| accusative | βράχο (vrácho) | βράχους (vráchous) |
| vocative | βράχε (vráche) | βράχοι (vráchoi) |
There ia an alternative plural form: τα βράχια (nb gender is neuter)
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- αϊτόβραχα n pl (aïtóvracha)
- ακρόβραχα n pl (akróvracha)
- βραχογραφία f (vrachografía)
- βραχονήσι n (vrachonísi)
- βραχονησίδα f (vrachonisída)
- βραχότοπος m (vrachótopos)
- βραχώδης (vrachódis)
- εκβραχίζω (ekvrachízo)
- εκβραχισμός m (ekvrachismós)
- εκβραχιστικός (ekvrachistikós)
- κατσάβραχα n pl (katsávracha)
and see: βραχίονας (vrachíonas) and βραχύς (vrachýs)
References
[edit]- ^ βράχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ βράχος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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