ῥύγχος

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See also: ρύγχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *srungʰ- and related to Old Armenian ռունգն (ṙungn, “nose”). See also Proto-Celtic *srognā (“nose”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥῠ́γχος • (rhúnkhos) n (genitive ῥῠ́γχους); third declension

  1. snout, the nose of an animal, muzzle
  2. beak of a bird, bill
    Synonym: ῥάμφος (rhámphos)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ῥῠ́γχος; τοῦ ῥῠ́γχους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ῥῠ́γχος
tò rhúnkhos 		τὼ ῥῠ́γχει
tṑ rhúnkhei 		τᾰ̀ ῥῠ́γχη
tà rhúnkhē
Genitive τοῦ ῥῠ́γχους
toû rhúnkhous 		τοῖν ῥῠγχοῖν
toîn rhunkhoîn 		τῶν ῥῠγχῶν
tôn rhunkhôn
Dative τῷ ῥῠ́γχει
tôi rhúnkhei 		τοῖν ῥῠγχοῖν
toîn rhunkhoîn 		τοῖς ῥῠ́γχεσῐ / ῥῠ́γχεσῐν
toîs rhúnkhesi(n)
Accusative τὸ ῥῠ́γχος
tò rhúnkhos 		τὼ ῥῠ́γχει
tṑ rhúnkhei 		τᾰ̀ ῥῠ́γχη
tà rhúnkhē
Vocative ῥῠ́γχος
rhúnkhos 		ῥῠ́γχει
rhúnkhei 		ῥῠ́γχη
rhúnkhē
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ρύγχος (rýnchos)

References

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