ῥήγνυμι

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 30 May 2015

Alternative forms

  • ῥηγνύω (rhēgnúō), ῥήσσω (rhḗssō), ῥήττω (rhḗttō)

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ- (to break); compare Old Armenian երգիծանեմ (ergicanem, I tear, dissect), Lithuanian rėžti, and Old Church Slavonic рѣзати (rězati, to cut, slaughter).[1] Also compare Latin frangō and Old English brecan (English break), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Further compare Sanskrit रुजति (rujati, break up, break open, shatter) and Albanian rrege.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥήγνῡμῐ • (rhḗgnūmĭ)

  1. (transitive) to break asunder, tear, rend, shatter
    1. to break through a line or body of men
    2. (post-Homeric) to break into speech, speak out
    3. to burst into tears
  2. (passive voice) to break, burst
    1. to burst forth
    2. (of ships) to be wrecked
    3. to be inscribed on
  3. (intransitive) to break, burst forth

Inflection

Derived terms

  • αἱμορρᾰγής (haimorrhăgḗs)
  • ἁλιρρᾰγής (halirrhăgḗs)
  • ἀμφῐρρήγνῡμῐ (amphĭrrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἀνᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (anărrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἀντῐρρήγνῡμῐ (antĭrrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἀπορρήγνῡμῐ (aporrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἀρρᾰγής (arrhăgḗs)
  • ἄρρηκτος (árrhēktos)
  • δῐᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (dĭărrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • δῐχορρᾰγής (dĭkhorrhăgḗs)
  • δυσρᾰγής (dusrăgḗs)
  • ἐκρήγνῡμῐ (ekrḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἐνρήγνῡμῐ (enrḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἐπῐρρήγνῡμῐ (epĭrrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ἡμιρρᾰγής (hēmirrhăgḗs)
  • κᾰτᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (kătărrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • μεσορρᾰγής (mesorrhăgḗs)
  • νεορρᾰγής (neorrhăgḗs)
  • πᾰρᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (părărrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • περιρρήγνῡμῐ (perirrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ποδορρᾰγής (podorrhăgḗs)
  • πολυρρᾰγής (polurrhăgḗs)
  • προρρήγνῠμαι (prorrhḗgnŭmai)
  • προσρήγνῡμῐ (prosrḗgnūmĭ)
  • πῠρορρᾰγής (pŭrorrhăgḗs)
  • ῥηγμίν (rhēgmín)
  • συρρήγνῡμῐ (surrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • ὑπορρήγνῡμῐ (huporrhḗgnūmĭ)
  • φλοιορρᾰγής (phloiorrhăgḗs)
  • χρῡσορρᾰγής (khrūsorrhăgḗs)
  • ψῡχορρᾰγής (psūkhorrhăgḗs)
  • ῥᾰγάς (rhăgás)
  • ῥᾰγώδης (rhăgṓdēs)
  • ῥᾰκτός (rhăktós)
  • ῥῆγμᾰ (rhêgmă)
  • ῥηγμός (rhēgmós)
  • ῥήκτης (rhḗktēs)
  • ῥηκτῐκός (rhēktĭkós)
  • ῥηκτός (rhēktós)
  • ῥῆξῐς (rhêxĭs)
  • ῥώξ (rhṓx)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥήγνυμι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1282-3

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