τρίχα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trí.kʰa/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.kʰa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.xa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.xa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.xa/

Etymology 1

Noun

τρίχᾰ • (tríkhă)

accusative singular of θρίξ (thríx)

Etymology 2

From τρίς (trís, “thrice”), like δίχα (díkha). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

τρίχα • (tríkha)

in three parts

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek θρίξ (thríx).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.xa/

Noun

τρίχα • (trícha) f (plural τρίχες)

(anatomy, biology) a single hair

Declension

Declension of **τρίχα**
	singular	plural
nominative	τρίχα (trícha)	τρίχες (tríches)
genitive	τρίχας (tríchas)	τριχών (trichón)
accusative	τρίχα (trícha)	τρίχες (tríches)
vocative	τρίχα (trícha)	τρίχες (tríches)

Coordinate terms

μαλλιά n pl (malliá, “hair”) (collectively)
μπούκλα f (boúkla, “a lock or tuft of hair”)

Related terms

άτριχος (átrichos, “hairless”)
τρίχωμα n (tríchoma)
τριχωτός (trichotós, “hairy”)

Noun

τρίχα • (trícha) m

genitive/accusative/vocative singular of τρίχας (tríchas)