Θρᾷξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the base of θράσσω (thrássō, to trouble, stir), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥h₂-gʰ-yé-.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θρᾷξ (Thrâix) m (genitive Θρᾳκός); third declension

  1. Thrax

Noun

Θρᾷξ (Thrâix) m (genitive Θρᾳκός); third declension

  1. an inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek:
    • Θραξ (Thrax)
    • Θράκας (Thrákas)
    • plural: Θράκες (Thrákes)
  • Latin: Thrāx (plural Thrācēs)

References

  • Θρᾷξ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Θρᾷξ in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
  • Sievers' Law and the History of Semivowel Syllabicity in Indo-European and Ancient Greek
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