ῥήγνυμι

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 30 May 2015

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-. Compare Old Armenian երգիծանեմ (ergicanem, “I tear, dissect”), Lithuanian rėžti, and Old Church Slavonic рѣзати (rězati, “to cut, slaughter”). 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 • (rhḗgnūmi)

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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • αἱμορρᾰγής (haimorrhagḗs)
  • ἁλιρρᾰγής (halirrhagḗs)
  • ἀμφῐρρήγνῡμῐ (amphirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀνᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (anarrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀντῐρρήγνῡμῐ (antirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀπορρήγνῡμῐ (aporrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀρρᾰγής (arrhagḗs)
  • ἄρρηκτος (árrhēktos)
  • δῐᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (diarrhḗgnūmi)
  • δῐχορρᾰγής (dikhorrhagḗs)
  • δυσρᾰγής (dusragḗs)
  • ἐκρήγνῡμῐ (ekrḗgnūmi)
  • ἐνρήγνῡμῐ (enrḗgnūmi)
  • ἐπῐρρήγνῡμῐ (epirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἡμιρρᾰγής (hēmirrhagḗs)
  • κᾰτᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (katarrhḗgnūmi)
  • μεσορρᾰγής (mesorrhagḗs)
  • νεορρᾰγής (neorrhagḗs)
  • πᾰρᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (pararrhḗgnūmi)
  • περιρρήγνῡμῐ (perirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ποδορρᾰγής (podorrhagḗs)
  • πολυρρᾰγής (polurrhagḗs)
  • προρρήγνῠμαι (prorrhḗgnumai)
  • προσρήγνῡμῐ (prosrḗgnūmi)
  • πῠρορρᾰγής (purorrhagḗs)
  • ῥηγμίν (rhēgmín)
  • συρρήγνῡμῐ (surrhḗgnūmi)
  • ὑπορρήγνῡμῐ (huporrhḗgnūmi)
  • φλοιορρᾰγής (phloiorrhagḗs)
  • χρῡσορρᾰγής (khrūsorrhagḗs)
  • ψῡχορρᾰγής (psūkhorrhagḗs)
  • ῥᾰγάς (rhagás)
  • ῥᾰγώδης (rhagṓdēs)
  • ῥᾰκτός (rhaktós)
  • ῥῆγμᾰ (rhêgma)
  • ῥηγμός (rhēgmós)
  • ῥήκτης (rhḗktēs)
  • ῥηκτῐκός (rhēktikós)
  • ῥηκτός (rhēktós)
  • ῥῆξῐς (rhêxis)
  • ῥώξ (rhṓx)

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