δύβρις

δύβρις
δύβρις
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: κατὰ γλῶσσαν ἡ θάλασσα sch. Theoc. 1, 118c.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: If the word is Illyrian, one could connect Latv. dubra `pit, marshy place', OCS dъbrь `abyss', also to MIr. dobur `water', and further words for `deep', Lith. dubùs, Goth. diups etc. See Krahe Die Sprache d. Illyrier 1, 47. - Acc. to Szemerényi Archiv. Linguist. 5, 77 here also Lat. Tiberis (as Illyriam). Cf. δύπτω.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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