ῥυμός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (to draw) and related to ἐρύω (erúō, to draw, tear), ῥύμη (rhúmē, force, pressure) and ῥυτά (rhutá, reins). A possible cognate outside Greek is Latin rūdens (rope, line, halyard).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῥῡμός (rhūmósm (genitive ῥῡμοῦ); second declension

  1. pole of a chariot or car
  2. log or block of wood for fuel
  3. (astronomy) trail of a shooting star

Inflection

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