βράχος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek βράχος m (brákhos), from Hellenistic Koine Greek βράχος n (brákhos) with the change from neuter to a masculine as an augmentative element, from the plural in Ancient Greek βράχεα (brákhea) (see the modern plural βράχια), from βραχέα (brakhéa), neuter, plural of adjective βραχύς (brakhús) as in the phrase "βραχέα (brakhéa) sc. ὕδατα (húdata)] "shallow waters", already in Herodotus.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɾa.xos/
  • Hyphenation: βρά‧χος

Noun

βράχος • (vráchos) m (plural βράχοι) also, a neuter plural βράχια (vráchia)

  1. rock, cliff
  2. large stone
  3. (figuratively) rock (stable person)

Declension
declension of βράχος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative βράχος • βράχοι •
genitive βράχου • βράχων •
accusative βράχο • βράχους •
vocative βράχε • βράχοι •
There ia an alternative plural form: τα βράχια (nb gender is neuter)

Synonyms
  • αϊτόβραχα n pl (aïtóvracha)
  • ακρόβραχα n pl (akróvracha)
  • βραχογραφία f (vrachografía)
  • βραχονήσι n (vrachonísi)
  • βραχονησίδα f (vrachonisída)
  • βραχότοπος m (vrachótopos)
  • βραχώδης (vrachódis)
  • εκβραχίζω (ekvrachízo)
  • εκβραχισμός m (ekvrachismós)
  • εκβραχιστικός (ekvrachistikós)
  • κατσάβραχα n pl (katsávracha)

and see: βραχύς (vrachýs)

References
  1. βράχος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “βράχος”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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