βρίζα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Thracian *briza (spelt, rye).[1] Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *breǵʰ-, related to Norwegian brok (kind of grass), or related to Sanskrit व्रीहि (vrīhi, grain, rice), ὄρυζα (óruza, rice), but this is less likely.[2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βρίζᾰ (brízaf (genitive βρίζης); first declension

  1. rye (Secale cereale) in Thrace and Macedonia

Inflection

Descendants

  • Translingual: Briza

References

  1. ^ Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker [The Language of the Thracians]‎ (in German), Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, page 11
  2. ^ Katičić, R., Križman, M. (1976). Ancient Languages of the Balkans. Netherlands: Mouton, p. 139

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