- κτύπος
- κτύποςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `strong noise, cracking, stamping' (Il.).Compounds: Very often as 2. member, e.g. βαρύ-κτυπος `with loud noise' (h. Cer.).Derivatives: Beside it, prob. as intensive, κτυπέω (Il.) with κτυπῆσαι (S., E.), also aor. 2 κτυπεῖν (Il.; metr. conditioned?, Porzig Satzinhalte 25), often with prefix (late), e.g. ἐπι-, κατα-, ὑπο-, `crack, rumble', trans. `make rumble'. κτύπημα = κτύπος (Critias, E.), -ητής `one who makes noise' (Suid.), κτυπία ὁ ἐπιθαλάμιος κτύπος H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Expressive soundword, which reminds of δοῦπος, δουπέω (s. v.), further unknown. Acc. to Güntert Reimwortbildungen 158 cross of (γ) δουπέω and τύπτω; foll. Meillet BSL 28, c. r. 117 from κ-τύπος with κ-prefix, cf. Deroy Ant. class. 23, 309 and Ruijgh L'élém. achéen 148. On the formation s. Schwyzer 718. - Wrong interpretations in Bq. - No doubt of Pre-Greek origin, with variation voiced \/ unvoiced (a prefix κ- is unknown to me); Fur. 120.Page in Frisk: 2,36
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.