ῥῶ

ῥῶ

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: indecl. name of the letter (Ar., Pl. a.o.).

Derivatives: ῥωτακίζειν = τῳ̃ ῥ στοιχείῳ συνεχῶς χρῆσθαι (Suid.) after *ἰωτα-κίζειν in ἰωτακισμός (s. on ἰῶτα); ῥωβικός `who cannot pronounce the ῥ' (D. L.; after συλλαβικός, τριβικός a.o.).

Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.

Etymology: From Semit. rōš (beside rēš); Schwyzer 140.

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