γρύξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with γρῦ (grû); compare Latin grȳ.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡrýks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡryks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣryks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣryks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣriks/

Noun

γρύξ • (grúx)

(hapax) dirt under the fingernails
- Hesychius Γ
  
  γρύξ· ὁ ῥύπος τοῦ ὄνυχος
  grúx; ho rhúpos toû ónukhos
  γρύξ: the dirt of the nail

Further reading

“γρύξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
γρύξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
γρύξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

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