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Etymology

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Adjectival formation from ρηχαίνω (richaíno, to become shallow), a verbal formation derived from Ancient Greek ῥηχίη (rhēkhíē), the Ionic variant of ῥᾱχῐ́ᾱ (rhākhíā, flood tide; breakers of the sea).[1] The sense development would be "to become like a tide" > "to become shallow".

Adjective

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ρηχός (richósm (feminine ρηχή or ρηχιά, neuter ρηχό)

  1. shallow
    Synonym: αναχλός (anachlós)

Declension

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Declension of ρηχός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ρηχός (richós) ρηχή (richí)
ρηχιά (richiá)
ρηχό (richó) ρηχοί (richoí) ρηχές (richés) ρηχά (richá)
genitive ρηχού (richoú) ρηχής (richís)
ρηχιάς (richiás)
ρηχού (richoú) ρηχών (richón) ρηχών (richón) ρηχών (richón)
accusative ρηχό (richó) ρηχή (richí)
ρηχιά (richiá)
ρηχό (richó) ρηχούς (richoús) ρηχές (richés) ρηχά (richá)
vocative ρηχέ (riché) ρηχή (richí)
ρηχιά (richiá)
ρηχό (richó) ρηχοί (richoí) ρηχές (richés) ρηχά (richá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ρηχός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ρηχός, etc.)

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References

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  1. ^ ρηχός - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1545.