Ῥᾶ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Scythian *Rahā, cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬁 (raŋhā) and Sanskrit रसा (Rasā́), both names of rivers, and probably from the same ultimate source as Sanskrit रस (rása, “liquid, fluid, wetness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs (compare Latin rōs (“dew, moisture”)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /r̥âː/ → /ˈra/ → /ˈra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /r̥âː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈra/

Proper noun

Ῥᾶ • (Rhâ) m sg (indeclinable)

1. the river Volga

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ῥᾶ; τοῦ Ῥᾶ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ῥᾶ ho Rhâ
Genitive	τοῦ Ῥᾶ toû Rhâ
Dative	τῷ Ῥᾶ tōî Rhâ
Accusative	τὸν Ῥᾶ tòn Rhâ
Vocative	Ῥᾶ Rhâ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Rhā