ρηχός

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Etymology

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Adjectival formation from ρηχαίνω (richaíno, to become shallow), a verbal formation derived from Ancient Greek ῥηχίη (rhēkhíē), the Ionic variant of ῥᾱχῐ́ᾱ (rhākhíā, flood tide; breakers of the sea).[1] The sense development would be "to become like a tide" > "to become shallow".

Adjective

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ρηχός (richósm (feminine ρηχή or ρηχιά, neuter ρηχό)

  1. shallow
    Synonym: αναχλός (anachlós)

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References

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  1. ^ ρηχός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1545.