ῥάσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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There is no certain etymology. Since a consonant must have been lost before the ῥ-, a pre-form *ϝρᾱ́χ-ιω (*wrā́kh-iō) (compare ῥαχία (rhakhía, flood tide; roar of the breakers)) can perhaps be identified with Proto-Slavic *raziti (to smite, pound). The Slavic word, however, has also been connected with *rězati (to cut, slice), which is related to ῥήγνῡμι (rhḗgnūmi, to break). The semantically attractive connection with ἀράσσω (arássō, to smite, dash) would require a pre-form *warakʰ-, but for ἀράσσω (arássō), there is no indication for ϝ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ῥᾱ́σσω (rhā́ssō)

  1. to strike, dash
  2. (of dancers) to beat the ground, dance

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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