κώθων: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=-ωνος<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[name of a Laconian drinking set]] (Archil., Ar., X., inscr.), [[drinking feast]], [[feast]] (LXX, Thasos); also (like <b class="b3">κῶθος</b>) = <b class="b3">κωβιός</b> (Sicilian; Nic., Apollod. ap. Ath. 7,309c); also name of the inner harbour of Carthage (Str., App.).<br />Compounds: Compp., e.g. <b class="b3">κωθωνο-πλύται</b> pl. <b class="b2">washer of the fish κώθων ( ? )</b> (Sophr.).<br />Derivatives: Diminutive <b class="b3">κωθώνιον</b> (inscr. Va etc.); <b class="b3">κωθωνία</b> <b class="b2">deep drink</b> (Aret.; Scheller Oxytonierung 41); <b class="b3">κωθωνίζομαι</b> <b class="b2">drink (strongly)</b> (Arist., hell.) with <b class="b3">κωθων-ισμός</b>, <b class="b3">-ιστής</b>, <b class="b3">-ιστήριον</b> (Arist.). - Also <b class="b3">κῶθα ποτήρια</b> H.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Uncertain. Supposition in Bq and WP. 1, 366: to <b class="b3">κῶος</b>, <b class="b3">κύαθος</b> etc. (improb.); an other hypothesis s. <b class="b3">κηθίς</b>. Cf. also Brandenstein Sprache 2, 182. Fur. 199 compares [[κώδων]] s.v. He further compares Mingrel. [[koto]] [[cup]], Georg. [[kotoxi]] <b class="b2">id.</b> I think that the word is Pre-Greek.