σπέλεθος

English (LSJ)

f.l. for πέλεθος (ordure, dung, manure) in Ar.Ec.595; cf. σπέληξ.

Wiktionary EN

The formation is similar to σπύραθος (spúrathos) and ὄνθος (ónthos). A derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”) is semantically possible comparing Proto-Germanic *skītaną (“to defecate”), which derives from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to cut off”). Alternatively, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

German (Pape)

[Seite 919] ὁ, = πέλεθος; Ar. Ach. 1133 Eccl. 595; Hegemon bei Ath. XV, 698 d.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
c. πέλεθος.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σπέλεθος: διάφ. γραφ. ἀντὶ πέλεθος ἐν Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 595.

Greek Monolingual

ή πέλεθος, ὁ, Α
τα κόπρανα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Άγνωστης ετυμολ., όρος του καθημερινού λεξιλογίου, όπως φανερώνουν το επίθημα -θος (πρβλ. όνθος, σπύραθος), και πιθ. τα διπλά σύμφωνα τών τύπων σπέλληξι και πελλία. Κατά μία άποψη, η λ. ανάγεται στην ΙΕ ρίζα (s)p(h)el- «σχίζω» (πρβλ. σπολάς). Ανάλογη διαφορά σημασιών έχουμε και στους τύπους σχίζω και γερμ. scheiqen «κοπρίζω», τα οποία συνδέονται μεταξύ τους].

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: dung (Ar. Ek. 595).
Other forms: πέλεθος (Ach. 1170, S. Ichn. 414).
Compounds: ὑ-σπέλεθος pigs dung (D.C. 46, 5, Poll. 5, 91), πελεθο-βάψ m. f. who washes away ordure (Hdn. Gr. 1, 246, 12; H.).
Derivatives: Beside it σπέλληξι σπελέθοις, πελλία σπέλεθοι H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (V)
Etymology: For the final syllable cf. σπύραθος, ὄνθος; on the anlaut Schwyzer 334. Vulgar word of unclear origin. Connection with IE *sp(h)el- split in σπολάς, (ἀ)σπάλαξ a. o. is perhaps on itself possible; cf. e.g. NHG scheißen prop. *'separate, divide, disjoin' to σχίζω split. - The variation shows a Pre-Greek word. (If this had the form (s)pely- it would explain the e's.)

Frisk Etymology German

σπέλεθος: (Ar. Ek. 595),
{spélethos}
Forms: πέλεθος (Ach. 1170, S. Ichn. 414)
Grammar: m.
Meaning: Kot;
Composita: ὑσπέλεθος Schweinekot (D.C. 46, 5, Poll. 5, 91), πελεθοβάψ m. f. (Hdn. Gr. 1, 246, 12; H.).
Derivative: Daneben σπέλληξι· σπελέθοις, πελλία· σπέλεθοι H.
Etymology: Zur Endsilbe vgl. σπύραθος, ὄνθος; zum Anlaut Schwyzer 334. Vulgäres Wort unklarer Herkunft. Anknüpfung an idg. sp(h)el- spalten in σπολάς, (ἀ)σπάλαξ u. a. ist an und für sich nicht unmöglich; vgl. z.B. nhd. scheißen eig. *’ausscheiden’ zu σχίζω spalten u. a. m.
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Translations

Albanian: bajgë; Arabic: رَوْث‎, سَمَاد‎, بِرَاز‎; Egyptian Arabic: زبل‎; Moroccan Arabic: غبار‎, مازير‎; Armenian: գոմաղբ; Aromanian: baligã; Azerbaijani: peyin, gübrə; Belarusian: гной; Bengali: সার; Bulgarian: естествен тор, тор, гюбре; Burmese: မြေဩဇာ; Catalan: fem; Chamicuro: tuki; Chinese Mandarin: 肥料, 糞肥, 粪肥, 糞, 粪; Czech: hnůj; Dalmatian: lotum; Danish: møg, gødning; Dutch: mest; Esperanto: sterko; Estonian: sõnnik; Finnish: lanta, sonta; French: fumier, purin; Galician: estrume, esterco, cuito; Gallo: fien; Georgian: ნეხვი, ნაკელი, ფუნე; German: Mist, Dung, Odel; Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃; Greek: κοπριά; Ancient Greek: κοπριά, κόπρος, σπέλεθος; Hebrew: זֶבֶל‎; Hindi: खाद, पांस; Hungarian: trágya; Icelandic: mykja; Indonesian: pupuk; Irish: aoileach; Italian: letame, stallatico; Japanese: 肥, 肥料; Kazakh: көң; Khmer: ជីហរិត, ជីអាចម៍សត្វ; Korean: 비료(肥料), 똥, 똥거름; Kurdish Central Kurdish: پەیین‎; Northern Kurdish: peyîn; Kyrgyz: көң, кык; Lao: ໂຄທາ; Latin: stercus, fimum, fimus; Latvian: mēsli; Lithuanian: mėšlas; Low German: Mischt; Luxembourgish: Mëscht; Macedonian: лепешка, ѓубриво, ѓубре; Malay: baja; Maltese: demel; Manx: eoylley; Maori: wairākau, maniua; Mongolian Cyrillic: аргал; Moroccan Amazigh: ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔ; Norman: conré, feunmyi; Norwegian Bokmål: møkk, gjødsel; Nynorsk: møkk; Ojibwe: moo; Pashto: غوشېړ‎, مېزر‎, ډېرۍ‎; Persian: کود‎, سرگین‎; Plautdietsch: Mest; Polish: nawóz, gnój; Portuguese: estrume, esterco; Quechua: wanu; Romagnol: aldàn; Romanian: baligă; Russian: навоз, удобрение, гной; Scottish Gaelic: buachar, leasachadh, todhar; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: балега, гно̑ј; Roman: baléga, gnȏj; Slovak: hnoj; Slovene: gnoj; Spanish: estiércol, abono; Sundanese: manur; Swahili: mbolea; Swedish: gödsel; Tajik: пору, саргин; Tamil: இயற்கை உரம்; Tashelhit: ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔ; Thai: ปุ๋ย, ปุ๋ยคอก; Tocharian B: weṃts; Turkish: gübre; Turkmen: dökün; Ukrainian: гній; Urdu: کھاد‎; Uyghur: چىلە‎, ئوغۇت‎; Uzbek: oʻgʻit, goʻng; Venetian: leame, grasa; Vietnamese: bón phân, phân chuồng; Walloon: ansene; Welsh: tail; Westrobothnian: göning