δοῦπος: Difference between revisions

|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> [[loud thundering]] (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) [[sound dead]], sec. (through misunderstanding of <b class="b3">δούπησεν δε πεσών</b>, Leumann 217) [[fall in battle]] (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]] [[sound dead]], 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>.