μῦ
ὡς οὐδὲν γλύκιον ἧς πατρίδος οὐδὲ τοκήων γίνεται, εἴ περ καί τις ἀπόπροθι πίονα οἶκον γαίῃ ἐν ἀλλοδαπῇ ναίει ἀπάνευθε τοκήων → More than all pleasures that were ever made parents and fatherland our life still bless. Though we rich home in a strange land possess, still the old memories about us cling.
English (LSJ)
τό, name of the letter μ, IG2.4321.24 (iv B. C.), Epigr. ap. Ath. 10.454f, Hellad. ap. Phot.Bibl.p.530 B., etc. 2 μῦ or μὺ μῦ, to represent a muttering sound made with the lips, μῦ λαλεῖν to mutter, Hippon.80 (dub. l.); to imitate the sound of sobbing, μὺ μῦ, μὺ μῦ Ar.Eq.10.
French (Bailly abrégé)
1(τό) :
indécl.
v. Μ, μ.
2interj.
onomatopée pour exprimer un gémissement, un grognement.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
μῦ:
I τό indecl. мю (название буквы μ).
II и μύ interj., выраж. скорбь, рыдание, стон Arph.: μῦ λαλεῖν Sext. бормотать.
III voc. к μῦς.
Frisk Etymological English
1
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: the twlfth letter of the Greek alphabet (inscr. IVa ).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.
Etymology: Transformation after νῦ of a Semitic name, cf. Hebr. mēm. Ion. has μῶ for it (Demoχr., Delos IIIa; Schulze KZ 42, 113 = Kl. Schr. 372), like νῶ after ῥω.̃ Cf. Schwyzer 140.
2
Grammatical information: interj.
Meaning: μυμῦ imitation of a complaint. (Ar. Eq. 10).
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: Cf. Schwentner Die prim. Interjektionen in den idg. Sprachen (1924) 29 a. 50f. Cf. Lat. mu facere. S. μύζω.
Middle Liddell
Μ, μ, μῦ, τό:—indecl., twelfth letter in the Gr. alphabet: as numerals, μ# = 40, but *2μ = 40,000.
I. μ is the labial liquid, corresponding to β:
II. changes:
1. aeolic and Lacon. into π, as πεδά for μετά.
2. attic and doric into ν, as νιν for μιν; so Lat. ne, num = μή, μῶν.
3. μ is doubled,
a. poet. in compds., as ἄμμορος, φιλομμειδής; and after the augm., as ἔλλαβον.
b. aeolic, as ἄμμες ὔμμες ἐμμί, for ἡμεῖς ὑμεῖς εἰμί.
4. μ is added,
a. at the beginning of a word, as ἴα μία, ὄσχος μόσχος.
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.
Frisk Etymology German
μῦ: 1.
{mũ}
Grammar: n.
Meaning: der zwölfte Buchstabe des gr. Alphabets (Inschr. IVa usw.).
Etymology: Umbildung nach νῦ von einem semitischen Namen. vgl. hebr. mēm. Ion. dafür μῶ (Demokr., Delos IIIa; Schulze KZ 42, 113 = Kl. Schr. 372), wie νῶ nach ῥῶ Dazu Schwyzer 140.
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2.
{mũ}
Forms: μυμῦ
Meaning: Imitation der Klage (Ar. Eq. 10);
Etymology: vgl. Schwentner Die prim. Interjektionen in den idg. Sprachen (1924) 29 u. 50f. S. μύζω.
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