φαράγγιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

φᾰ́ρᾰγξ f (phắrănx, ravine, cleft, chasm, gully, abyss) +‎ -ῐον n (-ĭon, suffix forming diminutive nouns)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰρᾰ́γγῐον • (phărắngĭonn (genitive φᾰρᾰγγῐ́ου); second declension

  1. a small gully or ravine
    • Sp.

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: Pharangium Lapidōsum

Further reading

  • Pape, Wilhelm (1914) “φαράγγιον”, in Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn