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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n. pl.<br />Meaning: [[clapper]], [[castanets]] (Ath. 14, 636c, Carm. Pop. 3; on the facts Weber RhM 82, 194f.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">κρεμβαλιάζω</b> <b class="b2">play with c., clapper</b> (Hermipp. 31; Schwyzer 735) with <b class="b3">κρεμβαλιαστύς</b> (h. Ap. 162; Zumbach Neuerungen 8, Porzig Satzinhalte 181; cf. on <b class="b3">βαμβαίνω</b>).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Technical word in <b class="b3">-αλο-</b> (<b class="b3">κρόταλα</b>, <b class="b3">ῥόπαλον</b> u. a. ; Chantraine Formation 245 f.). Belongs to a group of sound-words, with anlaut (<b class="b2">s)kr-</b> and varying ending, a. o. a labial. Closest are Lat. [[crepō]] [[creak]], Lith. <b class="b2">skrebù</b>, <b class="b2">-ė́ti</b> [[rustle]] Russ. <b class="b2">kropotátь</b> [[growl]]. [Gr. <b class="b3">β</b> cannot be due to the preceding nasal, as per Schwyzer 333]. - Pok. 569f. - The IE etym. does no explain the nasal; it rather points to a non-IE word, so poss. Pre-Greek; a word of this meaning can easily be a loan word.
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Full diacritics: κρέμβᾰλα Medium diacritics: κρέμβαλα Low diacritics: κρέμβαλα Capitals: ΚΡΕΜΒΑΛΑ
Transliteration A: krémbala Transliteration B: krembala Transliteration C: kremvala Beta Code: kre/mbala

English (LSJ)

τά,

   A castanets, Carm.Pop.3.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κρέμβᾰλα: τά, κρόταλα, ἅπερ εἶχον εἰς τοὺς δακτύλους αὑτῶν οἱ ὀρχούμενοι καὶ συνέκρουον αὐτὰ μετὰ ῥυθμοῦ πρὸς ὃν ἐγίνετο ἡ ὄρχησις, νῦν ὀνομάζονται Τουρκιστὶ «ζίλια», Ἀθήν. 636C· πρβλ. κρόταλον. (Πρβλ. Λατ. crepare, crepundiae).

French (Bailly abrégé)

ων (τά) :
castagnettes.
Étymologie: DELG rac. expressive, cf. κρόταλον.

Greek Monotonic

κρέμβᾰλα: τά, κρόταλα, θορυβώδη όργανα όπως οι καστανιέτες.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n. pl.
Meaning: clapper, castanets (Ath. 14, 636c, Carm. Pop. 3; on the facts Weber RhM 82, 194f.).
Derivatives: κρεμβαλιάζω play with c., clapper (Hermipp. 31; Schwyzer 735) with κρεμβαλιαστύς (h. Ap. 162; Zumbach Neuerungen 8, Porzig Satzinhalte 181; cf. on βαμβαίνω).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Technical word in -αλο- (κρόταλα, ῥόπαλον u. a. ; Chantraine Formation 245 f.). Belongs to a group of sound-words, with anlaut (s)kr- and varying ending, a. o. a labial. Closest are Lat. crepō creak, Lith. skrebù, -ė́ti rustle Russ. kropotátь growl. [Gr. β cannot be due to the preceding nasal, as per Schwyzer 333]. - Pok. 569f. - The IE etym. does no explain the nasal; it rather points to a non-IE word, so poss. Pre-Greek; a word of this meaning can easily be a loan word.