ῥόχθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Sound word without etymology. Note the formal similarity with ῥόθος (rhóthos, rushing noise), ῥοῖβδος (rhoîbdos, rushing noise) and ῥοῖζος (rhoîzos, whistling sound). The medial -χθ- may be compared with μόχθος (mókhthos, toil, trouble), βρόχθος (brókhthos, throat) and ὀχθέω (okhthéō, to be troubled, angered).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥόχθος • (rhókhthosm (genitive ῥόχθου); second declension

  1. roaring of the sea

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