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Rhincho is the Greek word for Latin rostrum {“bill or beak of a bird, the snout, muzzle, mouth of animal”}, and it is spelt rigchos, but pronounced rinchos.  
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''Rhincho'' is the Greek word for Latin ''rostrum'' {"bill or beak of a bird, the snout, muzzle, mouth of animal"}, and it is spelt ''rigchos'', but pronounced ''rinchos''.  
  
  
 
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Cf. Greek ῥύγχοϛ /rhýnkhos/ “snout, muzzle (of pigs, dogs and other quadrupeds); beak, bill (of birds).
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Cf. Greek ῥύγχοϛ /rhýnkhos/ "snout, muzzle (of pigs, dogs and other quadrupeds); beak, bill (of birds)".
  
Simon’s form is affected by the late Greek sound-change υ > ι = /y > i/.
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Simon's form is affected by the late Greek sound-change υ > ι = /y > i/.
  
 
For the Greek spelling /rhýgkhos/ but pronounced /rhýnkhos/ see [[G littera]].
 
For the Greek spelling /rhýgkhos/ but pronounced /rhýnkhos/ see [[G littera]].
  
For the aspiration of Greek word-initial rho: Ρ,ρ i.e. “R,r” see [[R littera]].
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For the aspiration of Greek word-initial rho: Ρ,ρ i.e. 'R,r' see [[R littera]].
  
The missing final “s” in the headword Rhincho is most likely due to a scribe’s or printer’s negligence.
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The missing final 's' in the headword Rhincho is most likely due to a scribe's or printer's negligence.

Revision as of 14:19, 2 February 2012

Rhincho grece rostrum et scribitur rigchos et profertur rinchos.


Translation:

Rhincho is the Greek word for Latin rostrum {"bill or beak of a bird, the snout, muzzle, mouth of animal"}, and it is spelt rigchos, but pronounced rinchos.


Commentary:

Cf. Greek ῥύγχοϛ /rhýnkhos/ "snout, muzzle (of pigs, dogs and other quadrupeds); beak, bill (of birds)".

Simon's form is affected by the late Greek sound-change υ > ι = /y > i/.

For the Greek spelling /rhýgkhos/ but pronounced /rhýnkhos/ see G littera.

For the aspiration of Greek word-initial rho: Ρ,ρ i.e. 'R,r' see R littera.

The missing final 's' in the headword Rhincho is most likely due to a scribe's or printer's negligence.