ῥυθμός

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See also: ρυθμός

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós, corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s, ultimately from *srew- (to flow). Related to ῥέω (rhéō, I flow).[1]

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Noun

ῥῠθμός (rhuthmósm (genitive ῥῠθμοῦ); second declension

  1. a repeating, regular motion, vibration
  2. measured motion, rhythm
  3. measure, proportion, symmetry
  4. proportion, arrangement, order
  5. state, condition
  6. form, shape
  7. manner, fashion

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥυθμός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1293

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