πῆχυς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *pā́kʰus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús. Cognates include Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu, arm), Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (b-a-z-u /⁠bāzu⁠/) (Persian بازو (bâzu)), and Old English bōg (English bough).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῆχῠς (pêkhusm (genitive πήχεως); third declension

  1. forearm, from the wrist to the elbow
  2. the centrepiece, which joined the two horns of an ancient bow
  3. (in the plural) the horns or sides of the lyre
  4. (in the balance) the beam
    • Theological Principles of Arithmetic 39
  5. (as a measure of length) cubit, the distance from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger
    • ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.158
    1. a cubit-rule, foot-rule
  6. (in the plural) the cubits, small children one cubit in height represented in pictures as playing round the Nile

Inflection

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of lyre horns): ζυγόν (zugón, bridge)

Descendants

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  • Greek: πήχης (píchis)
  • Italian: pechiagra

References

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