θρίξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The origin is unknown.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰríkʰs/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰrikʰs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θrixs/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θriks/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θɾiks/

Noun

θρίξ (genitive τριχός) f, third declension; (thriks)

1. hair

Inflection

Third declension of θρίξ, τρῐχός

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θρίξ	τὼ τρίχε	αἱ τρίχες
Genitive	τῆς τρῐχός	τοῖν τρῐχοῖν	τῶν τρῐχῶν
Dative	τῇ τρῐχί	τοῖν τρῐχοῖν	ταῖς θριξί(ν)
Accusative	τὴν τρίχᾰ	τὼ τρίχε	τὰς τρίχᾰς
Vocative	θρίξ	τρίχε	τρίχες

Descendants

• English: tricho-, -trichous
• Greek: τρίχα

References

• LSJ
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G2359