ῥάχις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes of Pre-Greek origin or related to Lithuanian ražis (“stubble”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /r̥á.kʰis/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥a.kʰis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈra.xis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈra.çis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈra.çis/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ά and ι by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

ῥάχις • (rhákhis) f (genitive ῥάχιος or ῥάχεως); third declension

The lower part of the back, the chine
(anatomy) The spine or backbone
Anything ridged like a backbone
1. The ridge of a hill or mountain
2. The bridge of the nose
3. (botany) The midrib of a leaf
4. The sharp projection on the middle of the shoulder blade
5. The outer edge of the arm of the polypus

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ῥᾰ́χῐς; τῆς ῥάχῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ῥᾰ́χῐς hē rhákhis	τὼ ῥᾰ́χει tṑ rhákhei	αἱ ῥᾰ́χεις hai rhákheis
Genitive	τῆς ῥάχῐος / ῥάχεως tês rhákhios / rhákheōs	τοῖν ῥᾰχέοιν toîn rhakhéoin	τῶν ῥᾰ́χεων tôn rhákheōn
Dative	τῇ ῥάχει / ῥάχῑ têi rhákhei / rhákhī	τοῖν ῥᾰχέοιν toîn rhakhéoin	ταῖς ῥᾰ́χεσῐ / ῥᾰ́χεσῐν taîs rhákhesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν ῥᾰ́χῐν tḕn rhákhin	τὼ ῥᾰ́χει tṑ rhákhei	τᾱ̀ς ῥᾰ́χεις tā̀s rhákheis
Vocative	ῥᾰ́χῐ rhákhi	ῥᾰ́χει rhákhei	ῥᾰ́χεις rhákheis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ῥαχίτης (rhakhítēs)
ῥαχιαῖος (rhakhiaîos)
ῥαχίζω (rhakhízō)