Unknown, perhaps of Phrygian origin. Generally connected with the Bryges, an ancient tribe of the Balkans, whose name could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high, mountain, hill”). More at Bryges.
Φρῠ́ξ • (Phrúx) m (genitive Φρῠγός); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | ὁ Φρῠ́ξ ho Phrúx |
τὼ Φρῠ́γε tṑ Phrúge |
οἱ Φρῠ́γες hoi Phrúges | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Φρῠγός toû Phrugós |
τοῖν Φρῠγοῖν toîn Phrugoîn |
τῶν Φρῠγῶν tôn Phrugôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Φρῠγῐ́ tôi Phrugí |
τοῖν Φρῠγοῖν toîn Phrugoîn |
τοῖς Φρῠξῐ́ / Φρῠξῐ́ν toîs Phruxí(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Φρῠ́γᾰ tòn Phrúga |
τὼ Φρῠ́γε tṑ Phrúge |
τοὺς Φρῠ́γᾰς toùs Phrúgas | ||||||||||
Vocative | Φρῠ́ξ Phrúx |
Φρῠ́γε Phrúge |
Φρῠ́γες Phrúges | ||||||||||
Notes: |
|