ῥαθάμιγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the word is from Pre-Greek, in view of the suffix, found also in λᾶϊγξ (lâïnx), πύλιγξ (púlinx) and στροφάλιγξ (strophálinx).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /r̥a.tʰá.miŋks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /raˈtʰa.miŋks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /raˈθa.miŋks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /raˈθa.miŋks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /raˈθa.miŋks/

Noun

ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξ • (rhăthắmĭnx) f (genitive ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγος); third declension

drop (of liquids)
Synonyms: πέμφιξ (pémphix), ῥανίς (rhanís), σταγών (stagṓn), στράγξ (stránx), ψακάς (psakás), ψιάς (psiás)
grain, bit (of solids)
spot, speckle

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξ; τῆς ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξ hē rhăthắmĭnx	τὼ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγε tṑ rhăthắmĭnge	αἱ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγες hai rhăthắmĭnges
Genitive	τῆς ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγος tês rhăthắmĭngos	τοῖν ῥᾰθᾰμῐ́γγοιν toîn rhăthămĭ́ngoin	τῶν ῥᾰθᾰμῐ́γγων tôn rhăthămĭ́ngōn
Dative	τῇ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγῐ tēî rhăthắmĭngĭ	τοῖν ῥᾰθᾰμῐ́γγοιν toîn rhăthămĭ́ngoin	ταῖς ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξῐ / ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξῐν taîs rhăthắmĭnxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγᾰ tḕn rhăthắmĭngă	τὼ ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγε tṑ rhăthắmĭnge	τᾱ̀ς ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγᾰς tā̀s rhăthắmĭngăs
Vocative	ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγξ rhăthắmĭnx	ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγε rhăthắmĭnge	ῥᾰθᾰ́μῐγγες rhăthắmĭnges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ῥαθαμίζω (rhathamízō)