Φρύξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps of Phrygian origin. Generally connected with the Bryges, an ancient tribe of the Balkans, whose name could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high, mountain, hill”). More at Bryges.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰrýks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰryks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸryks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /fryks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /friks/

Noun

Φρῠ́ξ • (Phrŭ́x) m (genitive Φρῠγός); third declension

a Phrygian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Φρῠ́ξ; τοῦ Φρῠγός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Φρῠ́ξ ho Phrŭ́x	τὼ Φρῠ́γε tṑ Phrŭ́ge	οἱ Φρῠ́γες hoi Phrŭ́ges
Genitive	τοῦ Φρῠγός toû Phrŭgós	τοῖν Φρῠγοῖν toîn Phrŭgoîn	τῶν Φρῠγῶν tôn Phrŭgôn
Dative	τῷ Φρῠγῐ́ tōî Phrŭgĭ́	τοῖν Φρῠγοῖν toîn Phrŭgoîn	τοῖς Φρῠξῐ́ / Φρῠξῐ́ν toîs Phrŭxĭ́(n)
Accusative	τὸν Φρῠ́γᾰ tòn Phrŭ́gă	τὼ Φρῠ́γε tṑ Phrŭ́ge	τοὺς Φρῠ́γᾰς toùs Phrŭ́găs
Vocative	Φρῠ́ξ Phrŭ́x	Φρῠ́γε Phrŭ́ge	Φρῠ́γες Phrŭ́ges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrŭgĭ́ā)
Φρῠγῐᾰκός (Phrŭgĭăkós)
Φρῠγῐκός (Phrŭgĭkós)
Φρῠ́γῐος (Phrŭ́gĭos)
Φρῠγῐστῐ́ (Phrŭgĭstĭ́)

Descendants

Greek:
- Φρυξ (Fryx)
- Φρύγας (Frýgas)
- plural: Φρύγες (Frýges)
Latin: Phryx (plural Phryges)
Turkish: Frig (plural Frigler)

References

“Φρύξ”, 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 1,022
Müller, Hermann. Das nordische Griechenthum und die urgeschichtliche Bedeutung des Nordwestlichen Europas, p. 228.