δοῦπος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">any dead, heavy sound, thud</b>, δ. ἀκόντων <span class="bibl">Il.11.364</span>, <span class="bibl">16.361</span>; δ. ὀρώρει πύργων βαλλομένων <span class="bibl">9.573</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">12.289</span>; of the distant [[din]] of battle, <span class="bibl">16.635</span>; of the [[sound]] of footsteps, <span class="bibl">10.354</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.16.10</span>; of <b class="b2">the measured tread</b> of infantry, <span class="bibl">Il.23.234</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>70</span>; <b class="b3">ὅμαδον καὶ δ</b>., of a multitude, <span class="bibl">Od.10.556</span>; of the [[roar]] of the sea dashing against rocks or of a distant torrent, <span class="bibl">5.401</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.4.455</span>.—Rare in Trag., δ. μαράγνης <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>376</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">χερόπλακτοι δ' ἐν στέρνοισι πεσοῦνται δοῦποι</b> the [[loud]] beating of breasts, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>634</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>513</span>; <b class="b3">ἀκούομεν πυλῶν δ</b>. <b class="b2">the noise</b> of opening gates, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ion</span> 516</span>. Rare in Prose, <span class="bibl">Th. 3.22</span> (v.l. [[ψόφον]]) ; θόρυβος καὶ δ. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>2.2.19</span>.</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[dead]], [[heavy sound]]<br />Compounds: In <b class="b3">ἐρί-δουπος</b>, also <b class="b3">ἐρί-γδουπος</b> <b class="b2">loud thundering</b> (Il.); anlaut <b class="b3">γδ-</b> also in <b class="b3">ἐγδούπησαν Λ</b> 45 and <b class="b3">μασίγδουπον βασιλῆα μεγαλόηχον</b> ... H., and also in <b class="b3">ἁλί-</b>, <b class="b3">βαρύ-</b>, <b class="b3">μελί-γδουπος</b>. Other compp. have <b class="b3">-δουπος</b>.<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">δουπέω</b>, aor. <b class="b3">δουπῆσαι</b>, perf. pt. Gen. <b class="b3">δεδουπότος</b> (Ψ 679; innov., s. Schwyzer 771, Leumann Hom. Wörter 218) <b class="b2">sound dead</b>, sec. (through misunderstanding of <b class="b3">δούπησεν δε πεσών</b>, Leumann 217) <b class="b2">fall in battle</b> (Il.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: An <b class="b3">δουπέω</b>, intensive like <b class="b3">βρομέω</b> etc., reminds of a Baltoh-Slavic word, Latv. [[dupêtiês]] <b class="b2">sound dead</b>, Serb. <b class="b2">dȕpiti</b> <b class="b2">slay (with sound)</b> etc.; unclear Toch. AB [[täp]] <b class="b2">give a loud sound, make known</b>. An anlaut <b class="b2">gd-</b> is not known from IE, so the word is probably Pre-Greek. Cf. <b class="b3">κτυπέω</b>, <b class="b3">κτύπος</b>. - Schwyzer 718 n. 3, Pok. 221f.; s. also Fraenkel Lit. et. Wb. s. <b class="b2">dùpinas</b>.