βράχος

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Greek

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾa.xos/
  • Hyphenation: βρά‧χος

Noun

βράχος • (vráchos) m (plural βράχοι) also, a neuter plural βράχια (vráchia)

  1. rock, cliff
  2. large stone
  3. (figuratively) rock (stable person)

Declension

Declension of βράχος
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

and see: βραχίονας (vrachíonas) and βραχύς (vrachýs)

References

  1. ^ βράχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ 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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