- ματτύη
- ματτύηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: name of a sweet dish, which is made from all kinds of ingredients like minced meet, poultry, aromatic spices, and ascribed to the Thessalians, and also the Macedonians (midd. a. new Com.).Other forms: (-α) f., also -ης m.Compounds: As 1. member in ματτυο-κόπης m. surname (Amm. Marc.), perh. also in ματτυο-λοιχός (Ar. Nu. 451 a. Hdn. Gr. 1, 231 after Bentley; codd. ματιο-).Derivatives: ματτυάζω `prepare a μ.' (Alex.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Prob. from *ματτύς (ἰχθύη : ἰχθύς, δελφύα : δελφύς etc.), which can stay with assimilation for *μακ-τύς (vgl. Schwyzer 316); so a τυ-deriv. of μάσσω (\< *μακ-ι̯ω) `knead'; s. Kalén Quaest. gramm. gr. 91ff. (with extensive treatment) with Ath. 14, 663 b. Much less probable is the by K. given alternative as backformation from *ματτύω, *ματτύνω, *μασ(σ)ύνω from *μάσ(σ)υνος, haplological for *μασ(σ)ό-συνος from *μαθι̯οσυνος, to μασάομαι `chew'; cf. the doubts by Kretschmer Glotta 11, 247f. To be rejected Ehrlich KZ 41, 288f. (s. Bq and Kalén l.c.). Nor with Machek Ling. Posn. 5, 66 to Slovak. metyja `bouillie de millet'. -- The a-vocalism and the geminate ττ might point to a Pre-Greek word. Lat. LW [loanword] mattea; s. W.-Hofmann s. v.Page in Frisk: 2,185-186
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