ῥάβδος

See also: ράβδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *urb-, with cognates such as Lithuanian virbas, Old Church Slavonic врьба (vrĭba) (Russian верба (verba)) and Latin verbēnae. Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥᾰ́βδος • (rhábdos) f (genitive ῥᾰ́βδου); second declension

  1. rod, wand, stick
  2. magic wand, scepter
  3. shaft of a spear
  4. stripe, strip, streak
  5. (grammar) line, verse

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: rhabdo-
  • Greek: ράβδος (rávdos)

Further reading

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