ῥέγκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥέγχω (rhénkhō)

Etymology

Of ultimately onomatopoeic origin, perhaps via a Proto-Indo-European *sre(n)gʰ- (to snore), whence also perhaps Old Irish srennaid (to snore), Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn (to snore, snort), though Beekes also suggests a possible Pre-Greek origin. See also ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, snout, beak).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥέγκω • (rhénkō)

  1. to snore
  2. (of horses) to snort

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀπορέγκω (aporénkō)
  • πᾰρᾰρέγκω (părărénkō)
  • ῥέγκος (rhénkos)
  • ῥέγξῐς (rhénxĭs)
  • ῥόγχος (rhónkhos)
  • ὑπορέγκω (huporénkō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥέγκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1278

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