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βράχος
rock /ˈvraxos/
nounB1#1583 most common
Also: boulder, cliff, crag
Example sentences
Ο βράχος είναι μεγάλος.
The rock is big.
Κάθισα πάνω στον βράχο.
I sat on the rock.
Τα κύματα χτυπούν τον βράχο συνέχεια.
The waves keep hitting the rock.
Το σπίτι είναι χτισμένο πάνω σε έναν απόκρημνο βράχο.
The house is built on a steep cliff.
Οι βράχοι της ακτής έχουν σμιλευτεί από αιώνες διάβρωσης.
The rocks along the coast have been carved by centuries of erosion.
Η αναρρίχηση σε αυτόν τον κάθετο βράχο απαιτεί εξαιρετική τεχνική και ψυχραιμία.
Climbing this vertical rock face demands excellent technique and a cool head.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο βράχος | οι βράχοι |
| Genitive | του βράχου | των βράχων |
| Accusative | τον βράχο | τους βράχους |
| Vocative | βράχε | βράχοι |
Word family
βραχώδηςrocky, rugged
βραχονησίδαsmall rocky islet
βραχάκιlittle rock, pebble-sized stone
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek βράχος, which meant wet or marshy ground, not rock. Greek dictionaries link it to βρέχω, meaning to wet or moisten. Over time the meaning shifted to its modern sense of a rock or cliff. The exact path of that shift is not fully settled among etymologists.
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