ῥυσός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥυσσός (rhussós)

Etymology

The word can be compared with λοξός (loxós), κομψός (kompsós) and γαυσός (gausós). Solmsen's comparison with ἐρύω (erúō, to draw, to pull) is formally possible, but this doesn't furnish an Indo-European etymology. The similarity with Latin rūga (wrinkle) and Lithuanian raūkas (wrinkle) is accidental.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῥῡσός • (rhūsós) m (feminine ῥῡσή, neuter ῥῡσόν); first/second declension

  1. shrivelled, wrinkled
    Synonym: ἰσχνός (iskhnós)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἔνρυσος (énrusos)
  • ῥυσαίνομαι (rhusaínomai)
  • ῥυσαλέος (rhusaléos)
  • ῥυσάω (rhusáō)
  • ῥυσή (rhusḗ)
  • ῥύσημα (rhúsēma)
  • ῥυσόκαρφος (rhusókarphos)
  • ῥυσότης (rhusótēs)
  • ῥυσοχίτων (rhusokhítōn)
  • ῥυσόω (rhusóō)

References

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