ἦχος

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See also: ήχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Later form of ἠχή (ēkhḗ, sound, noise).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἦχος (êkhosm (genitive ἤχου); second declension

  1. sound, noise, ringing of the ears
  2. echo
  3. (grammar) breathing (i.e. aspiration; rough (δᾰσεῖᾰ) or smooth (ψῑλή))
  4. voice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: ήχος (íchos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἠχη (> DER > ἦχος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 528

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