ῥώξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-, the same root of ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi, to break).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥώξ (rhṓxf (genitive ῥωγός); third declension

  1. breach, narrow passage
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥώξ (rhṓxf (genitive ῥωγός); third declension

  1. Alternative form of ῥάξ (rháx)
Declension
Descendants
  • Greek: ρώγα (róga)
  • >? Proto-Albanian: *ruśśa-[1]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 213