βάταλος: Difference between revisions

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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b3">καταπύγων καὶ ἀνδρόγυνος</b>, <b class="b3">κίναιδος</b>, <b class="b3">ἔκλυτος</b> H.; = <b class="b3">πρωκτός</b> (Eup. 82) Harpokration.<br />Other forms: Also <b class="b3">βάτταλος</b>. <b class="b3">βατᾶς</b>, <b class="b3">βαδᾶς</b> and <b class="b3">σπάταλος</b> [[wanton]], [[lascivious]] s. below.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">βαταλίζομαι</b> <b class="b2">live like a β.</b> (Theano), <b class="b3">-ίζω</b> (<b class="b3">τὰ ὀπίσθια</b>, of a horse) <b class="b2">turn to and fro</b> (Hippiatr.). Shortened (cf. Chantr. Form. 31f.) <b class="b3">βατᾶς ὁ καταφερής</b>. <b class="b3">Ταραντῖνοι</b> H.; <b class="b3">βαδᾶς κίναιδος ὡς Ἀμερίας</b> H. - Demosthenes was called <b class="b3">Βάτ(τ)αλος</b> in his youth (D. 18, 180; Aeschin. 1, 126; 2,99). Perhaps it referred to a speech-defect, saying <b class="b3">λ</b> for <b class="b3">ρ</b> and so for <b class="b3">βατταρίζειν</b> [[stammer]] say <b class="b3">βατταλίζειν</b>; s. Holst Symb. Oslo. 4, 11ff.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: One suggested connection with <b class="b3">βατέω</b> [[mount]]; but that <b class="b3">βαδᾶς</b> would be after <b class="b3">βάδην</b>, <b class="b3">βαδίζω</b> is quite improbable. Fur. 154 etc. connects convincingly <b class="b3">σπάταλος</b>, which shows Pre-Gr. origin (as does <b class="b3">τ</b>\/<b class="b3">δ</b>).

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