ripple

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

Use wave.

the countless ripples of the sea surge: V. ποντίων… κυμάτων ἀνήριθμον γέλασμα (Aesch., Prometheus Vinctus 89).

verb transitive

break into ripples: use V. λευκαίνειν (Eur., Cyclops 17).

verb intransitive

Use P. and V. ῥεῖν.