τραχύς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús (whence Mycenaean Greek 𐀲𐀨𐀐𐀹(𐀊) (ta-ra-ke-wi-(-ja-))), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us ~ *dʰr̥h₂gʰ-éws (rough), from *dʰreh₂gʰ- (to irritate).[1] Compare θρᾱ́σσω (thrā́ssō).[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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τρᾱχῠ́ς (trākhúsm (feminine τρᾱχεῖᾰ, neuter τρᾱχῠ́); first/third declension

  1. jagged
  2. prickly
  3. rugged
  4. rough
  5. shaggy
  6. (of the voice of boys) cracking
  7. harsh
    1. (of a person)
    2. (of sounds)
    3. (of battle and conflict)
    4. (of natural forces)
  8. (of persons, their acts, feelings, or conditions) rough, harsh, savage

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: τραχύς (trachýs)
  • (from ellipsis of τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, rough artery)) Late Latin: trāchīa

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τρᾱχύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1501-1502
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θρᾱ́σσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 553

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρᾱχύς (trākhús).

Adjective

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τραχύς (trachýsm (feminine τραχιά or τραχεία, neuter τραχύ)

  1. abrasive, of coarse manner, gruff, grating

Declension

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