ῥικνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, weave, bind). Cognate with Latin rīca (veil), English wry, German reihen (to crimp) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, bent, crooked).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῥικνός • (rhiknós) m (feminine ῥικνή, neuter ῥικνόν); first/second declension

  1. shrivelled by cold, by age or by disease
  2. shrunk, contracted
  3. withered, crooked

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ῥικνώδής (rhiknṓdḗs)
  • ῥικνότης (rhiknótēs)
  • ῥικνήεις (rhiknḗeis)

References

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