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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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɾa.xos/
- Hyphenation: βρά‧χος
Noun
βράχος • (vráchos) m (plural βράχοι) also, a neuter plural βράχια (vráchia)
- rock, cliff
- large stone
- (figuratively) rock (stable person)
Declension
Synonyms
- (rock): λίθος m (líthos, “stone”)
- (rock): πέτρα f (pétra, “stone”)
Related terms
and see: βραχίονας (vrachíonas) and βραχύς (vrachýs)
References
- ^ βράχος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ βράχος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre