χάραξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

The formation is similar to κάμαξ (kámax) and πίναξ (pínax). The connection with Lithuanian žerti (“to scrape”) does not explain the Greek formation. In view of the suffix, the word is most probably Pre-Greek. See more details at χαράσσω.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χάραξ • (khárax) m or f (genitive χάρᾰκος); third declension

  1. pointed stake
  2. pole, vine prop
    Synonym: κάμαξ (kámax)
  3. pale used in fortifying the entrenchments of a camp
  4. palisade
    Synonym: σκόλοψ (skólops)
  5. cutting, slip
  6. a kind of bream of the genus Sargus
  7. name of a bandage

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ χᾰ́ρᾰξ; τοῦ, τῆς χᾰ́ρᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
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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