ῥήγνυμι

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 30 May 2015

Alternative forms

  • ῥηγνύω (rhēgnúō), ῥήσσω (rhḗssō), ῥήττω (rhḗttō)

Etymology

Uncertain. Could be from Proto-Indo-European *wreh₁ǵ-. Compare Old Armenian երգիծանեմ (ergicanem, I tear, dissect), Lithuanian rėžti, and Old Church Slavonic рѣзати (rězati, to cut, slaughter). Also compare Latin frangō and Old English brecan (English break), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Further compare Sanskrit रुजति (rujati, break up, break open, shatter) and Albanian rrege.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥήγνῡμῐ • (rhḗgnūmi) first-singular present indicative

  1. (transitive) to break asunder, tear, rend, shatter
    1. to break through a line or body of men
    2. (post-Homeric) to break into speech, speak out
    3. to burst into tears
  2. (passive voice) to break, burst
    1. to burst forth
    2. (of ships) to be wrecked
    3. to be inscribed on
  3. (intransitive) to break, burst forth

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • αἱμορρᾰγής (haimorrhagḗs)
  • ἁλιρρᾰγής (halirrhagḗs)
  • ἀμφῐρρήγνῡμῐ (amphirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀντῐρρήγνῡμῐ (antirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀνᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (anarrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἀπορρήγνῡμῐ (aporrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἄρρηκτος (árrhēktos)
  • ἀρρᾰγής (arrhagḗs)
  • δυσρᾰγής (dusragḗs)
  • δῐχορρᾰγής (dikhorrhagḗs)
  • δῐᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (diarrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἐκρήγνῡμῐ (ekrḗgnūmi)
  • ἐνρήγνῡμῐ (enrḗgnūmi)
  • ἐπῐρρήγνῡμῐ (epirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ἡμιρρᾰγής (hēmirrhagḗs)
  • κᾰτᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (katarrhḗgnūmi)
  • μεσορρᾰγής (mesorrhagḗs)
  • νεορρᾰγής (neorrhagḗs)
  • περιρρήγνῡμῐ (perirrhḗgnūmi)
  • ποδορρᾰγής (podorrhagḗs)
  • πολυρρᾰγής (polurrhagḗs)
  • προρρήγνῠμαι (prorrhḗgnumai)
  • προσρήγνῡμῐ (prosrḗgnūmi)
  • πᾰρᾰρρήγνῡμῐ (pararrhḗgnūmi)
  • πῠρορρᾰγής (purorrhagḗs)
  • ῥηγμίν (rhēgmín)
  • συρρήγνῡμῐ (surrhḗgnūmi)
  • ὑπορρήγνῡμῐ (huporrhḗgnūmi)
  • φλοιορρᾰγής (phloiorrhagḗs)
  • χρῡσορρᾰγής (khrūsorrhagḗs)
  • ψῡχορρᾰγής (psūkhorrhagḗs)
  • ῥηγμός (rhēgmós)
  • ῥῆγμᾰ (rhêgma)
  • ῥήκτης (rhḗktēs)
  • ῥηκτός (rhēktós)
  • ῥηκτῐκός (rhēktikós)
  • ῥῆξῐς (rhêxis)
  • ῥώξ (rhṓx)
  • ῥᾰγάς (rhagás)
  • ῥᾰγώδης (rhagṓdēs)
  • ῥᾰκτός (rhaktós)

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