rhī́s

rhī́s agr. ῥῑ́ς Nase

robably a Pre-Greek borrowing.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /r̥ǐːs/ → /ris/ → /ris/

Noun

ῥῑ́ς • (rhī́s) f (genitive ῥῑνός); third declension

1. nose, snout [ quotations ▼]
   1. (in the plural) nostrils [ quotations ▼]
2. (probably) brow of a hill, projecting spur of land [ quotations ▼]