θρίξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown; possibly Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰríks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰriks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θriks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θriks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θriks/

Noun

θρῐ́ξ • (thríx) f (genitive τρῐχός); third declension

hair

Inflection

The declension unusually shows the nominative singular's initial consonant being aspirated while the other forms lack it due to Grassmann's law occurring. The nominative singular and dative plural retained their initial aspiration due to the root χ losing its aspiration before the ending starting with -ς.

Third declension of ἡ θρῐ́ξ; τῆς τρῐχός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θρῐ́ξ hē thríx	τὼ τρῐ́χε tṑ tríkhe	αἱ τρῐ́χες hai tríkhes
Genitive	τῆς τρῐχός tês trikhós	τοῖν τρῐχοῖν toîn trikhoîn	τῶν τρῐχῶν tôn trikhôn
Dative	τῇ τρῐχῐ́ têi trikhí	τοῖν τρῐχοῖν toîn trikhoîn	ταῖς θρῐξῐ́ / θρῐξῐ́ν taîs thrixí / thrixín
Accusative	τὴν τρῐ́χᾰ tḕn tríkha	τὼ τρῐ́χε tṑ tríkhe	τᾱ̀ς τρῐ́χᾰς tā̀s tríkhas
Vocative	θρῐ́ξ thríx	τρῐ́χε tríkhe	τρῐ́χες tríkhes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix)
τρῐχᾰ́ς (trikhás)
τρίχινος (tríkhinos)
τριχομανές (trikhomanés)

Descendants

English: tricho-, -trichous
Greek: τρίχα (trícha)