ῥοικός

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 ῥικνός (rhiknós, “bent, crooked”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῥοικός • (rhoikós) m (feminine ῥοική, neuter ῥοικόν); first/second declension

  1. crooked, bent
  2. bow-legged

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ῥοικοειδής (rhoikoeidḗs)
  • ῥοικώδης (rhoikṓdēs)

References

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