Θρᾷξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the base of θράσσω, alternate form of ταράσσω (tarássō, to trouble, stir), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- (to confuse, agitate, disturb).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θρᾷξ • (Thrāîxm (genitive Θρᾳκός); third declension (Attic, Koine)

  1. Thrax

Noun

Θρᾷξ • (Thrāîxm (genitive Θρᾳκός); third declension (Attic, Koine)

  1. an inhabitant of Thrace; a Thracian

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Θραξ (Thrax), Θράκας (Thrákas)
  • Latin: Thrāx, thraex

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[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
  • Sievers' Law and the History of Semivowel Syllabicity in Indo-European and Ancient Greek