Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βράχος m (brákhos), from Hellenistic Koine Greek βράχος n (brákhos) with the change from neuter to a masculine as an augmentative element, from the plural in Ancient Greek βράχεα (brákhea) (see the modern plural βράχια (vráchia)), from βραχέα (brakhéa), neuter, plural of adjective βραχύς (brakhús) as in the phrase "βραχέα (brakhéa) sc. ὕδατα (húdata)] "shallow waters", already in Herodotus.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾa.xos/
  • Hyphenation: βρά‧χος

Noun edit

βράχος (vráchosm (plural βράχοι) also, a neuter plural βράχια (vráchia)

  1. rock, cliff
  2. large stone
  3. (figuratively) rock (stable person)

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and see: βραχίονας (vrachíonas) and βραχύς (vrachýs)

References edit

  1. ^ βράχοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ βράχος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre