According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of βρόζαι (brózai) and βρόγχος (brónkhos). Compare English craw.
βρόχθος • (brókhthos) m (genitive βρόχθου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ βρόχθος ho brókhthos |
τὼ βρόχθω tṑ brókhthō |
οἱ βρόχθοι hoi brókhthoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βρόχθου toû brókhthou |
τοῖν βρόχθοιν toîn brókhthoin |
τῶν βρόχθων tôn brókhthōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βρόχθῳ tôi brókhthōi |
τοῖν βρόχθοιν toîn brókhthoin |
τοῖς βρόχθοις toîs brókhthois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν βρόχθον tòn brókhthon |
τὼ βρόχθω tṑ brókhthō |
τοὺς βρόχθους toùs brókhthous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βρόχθε brókhthe |
βρόχθω brókhthō |
βρόχθοι brókhthoi | ||||||||||
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