The formation is similar to κάμαξ (kámax, “vine pole, prop”) and πίναξ (pínax, “board, plank”), and the traditional connection with Lithuanian žer̃ti (“to scrape”) does not explain the Greek formation. In view of the suffix, the word is most probably Pre-Greek; see χαράσσω (kharássō, “to sharpen, engrave”) for more.[1]
χάραξ • (khárax) m or f (genitive χάρᾰκος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ χᾰ́ρᾰξ ho, hē khárax |
τὼ χᾰ́ρᾰκε tṑ khárake |
οἱ, αἱ χᾰ́ρᾰκες hoi, hai khárakes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς χᾰ́ρᾰκος toû, tês khárakos |
τοῖν χᾰρᾰ́κοιν toîn kharákoin |
τῶν χᾰρᾰ́κων tôn kharákōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ χᾰ́ρᾰκῐ tôi, têi kháraki |
τοῖν χᾰρᾰ́κοιν toîn kharákoin |
τοῖς, ταῖς χᾰ́ρᾰξῐ / χᾰ́ρᾰξῐν toîs, taîs kháraxi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν χᾰ́ρᾰκᾰ tòn, tḕn kháraka |
τὼ χᾰ́ρᾰκε tṑ khárake |
τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς χᾰ́ρᾰκᾰς toùs, tā̀s khárakas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | χᾰ́ρᾰξ khárax |
χᾰ́ρᾰκε khárake |
χᾰ́ρᾰκες khárakes | ||||||||||
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