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{{LSJ1
|Full diacritics=μῦ
|Medium diacritics=μῦ
|Low diacritics=μυ
|Capitals=ΜΥ
|Transliteration A=mŷ
|Transliteration B=my
|Transliteration C=my
|Beta Code=mu=
|Definition=τό, name of the letter μ, <span class="title">IG</span>2.4321.24 (iv B. C.), Epigr. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath. 10.454f</span>, Hellad. ap. <span class="bibl">Phot.<span class="title">Bibl.</span>p.530</span> B., etc. <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">μῦ</b> or <b class="b3">μὺ μῦ</b>, to represent [[a muttering sound]] made with the lips, <b class="b3">μῦ λαλεῖν</b> [[to mutter]], <span class="bibl">Hippon.80</span> (dub. l.); to imitate the sound of [[sobbing]], μὺ μῦ, μὺ μῦ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>10</span>.</span>
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{{bailly
|btext=<span class="bld">1</span>(τό) :<br /><i>indécl.</i><br />v. Μ, μ.<br /><span class="bld">2</span><i>interj.</i><br /><i>onomatopée pour exprimer un gémissement, un grognement</i>.
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{{elru
|elrutext='''μῦ:'''<br /><b class="num">I</b> τό indecl. мю (название буквы μ).<br /><b class="num">II</b> и μύ interj., выраж. скорбь, рыдание, стон Arph.: μῦ λαλεῖν Sext. бормотать.<br /><b class="num">III</b> voc. к [[μῦς]].
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{{etym
|etymtx=1<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: the twlfth letter of the Greek alphabet (inscr. IVa ).<br />Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.<br />Etymology: Transformation after <b class="b3">νῦ</b> of a Semitic name, cf. Hebr. [[mēm]]. Ion. has <b class="b3">μῶ</b> for it (Demoχr., Delos IIIa; Schulze KZ 42, 113 = Kl. Schr. 372), like <b class="b3">νῶ</b> after <b class="b3">ῥω</b>.̃ Cf. Schwyzer 140.<br />2<br />Grammatical information: interj.<br />Meaning: <b class="b3">μυμῦ</b> imitation of a complaint. (Ar. Eq. 10).<br />Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]<br />Etymology: Cf. Schwentner Die prim. Interjektionen in den idg. Sprachen (1924) 29 a. 50f. Cf. Lat. [[mu facere]]. S. <b class="b3">μύζω</b>.
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{{mdlsj
|mdlsjtxt=<br />Μ, μ, μῦ, τό:—indecl., [[twelfth]] [[letter]] in the Gr. [[alphabet]]: as numerals, μ# = 40, but *2μ = 40,000.<br /><b class="num">I.</b> μ is the labial [[liquid]], [[corresponding]] to β:<br /><b class="num">II.</b> changes:<br /><b class="num">1.</b> aeolic and [[Lacon]]. [[into]] π, as [[πεδά]] for [[μετά]].<br /><b class="num">2.</b> [[attic]] and doric [[into]] ν, as νιν for μιν; so Lat. ne, num = μή, μῶν.<br /><b class="num">3.</b> μ is doubled,<br />a. poet. in compds., as [[ἄμμορος]], [[φιλομμειδής]]; and [[after]] the augm., as [[ἔλλαβον]].<br />b. aeolic, as [[ἄμμες]] [[ὔμμες]] [[ἐμμί]], for [[ἡμεῖς]] [[ὑμεῖς]] [[εἰμί]].<br /><b class="num">4.</b> μ is added,<br />a. at the [[beginning]] of a [[word]], as ἴα μία, [[ὄσχος]] [[μόσχος]].<br />b. in the [[middle]] of a [[word]] to [[facilitate]] [[pronunciation]], as [[ὄμβριμος]] [[ὄβριμος]], [[τύμπανον]] [[τύπανον]], etc., esp. [[after]] redupl., as [[πίμπλημι]] for [[πίπλημι]]; [[after]] α- privat., as [[ἄμβροτος]], [[ἄβροτος]].
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{{FriskDe
|ftr='''μῦ''': 1.<br />{mũ}<br />'''Grammar''': n.<br />'''Meaning''': der zwölfte Buchstabe des gr. Alphabets (Inschr. IV<sup>a</sup> usw.).<br />'''Etymology''' : Umbildung nach νῦ von einem semitischen Namen. vgl. hebr. ''mēm''. Ion. dafür μῶ (Demokr., Delos III<sup>a</sup>; Schulze KZ 42, 113 = Kl. Schr. 372), wie νῶ nach ῥῶ Dazu Schwyzer 140.<br />'''Page''' 2,262<br />2.<br />{mũ}<br />'''Forms''': μυμῦ<br />'''Meaning''': Imitation der Klage (Ar. ''Eq''. 10);<br />'''Etymology''' : vgl. Schwentner Die prim. Interjektionen in den idg. Sprachen (1924) 29 u. 50f. S. [[μύζω]].<br />'''Page''' 2,262
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