Φρύξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps of Phrygian origin. Generally connected with the Bryges, an ancient tribe of the Balkans, whose name could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, mountain, hill). More at Bryges.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Φρῠ́ξ • (Phrúx) m (genitive Φρῠγός); third declension

  1. a Phrygian

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ (Phrugíā)
  • Φρῠγῐᾰκός (Phrugiakós)
  • Φρῠγῐκός (Phrugikós)
  • Φρῠ́γῐος (Phrúgios)
  • Φρῠγῐστῐ́ (Phrugistí)

Descendants

  • Greek:
    • Φρυξ (Fryx)
    • Φρύγας (Frýgas)
    • plural: Φρύγες (Frýges)
  • Latin: Phryx (plural Phryges)
  • Turkish: Frig (plural Frigler)

References

  • Φρύξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022
  • Müller, Hermann. Das nordische Griechenthum und die urgeschichtliche Bedeutung des Nordwestlichen Europas, p. 228.
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