μόθος

μόθος
μόθος
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: `battle-din' (Il., Hes. Sc., Nic.; cf. Trümpy Fachausdrücke 158).
Compounds: Comp. μοθούρας τὰς λαβὰς τῶν κωπῶν H. (expl. in Solmsen Wortforsch. 56 A. 2).
Derivatives: μόθαξ, -ακος m. `children of the Helotes or Perioikoi, who has got a common education with a Spartan' (Phylarch. Hist. [IIIa], Plu., Ael.); μόθων, -ωνος m. = μόθαξ (sch., EM., H.), also about `impudent man' (Ar. Pl. 279), also parodising presented as demon (beside Κόβαλοι a.o., Ar. Eq. 635); name of a vulgar dance, practised by seamen (Ar., Poll.), also name of a melody on the flute accompanying the dance (Trypho ap. Ath. 14, 618 c). -- μοθωνικός `like the μόθωνες' (Ion ap. Plu. Per. 5), μοθωνία ἀλαζονεία τις τοῦ σώματος κινητική (EM).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: The relation between the words mentioned is not convincingly explained. Remarkable is esp. the great stilistic difference between ep. μόθος and Doric μόθαξ and μόθων. A common basic meaning `noise, tumbler(sic?)' does not help much. (I don't see a problem here.) -- Outside Greek no cognates. Against the connection with Slav., e.g. CS. motati sę `agitari', Russ. motátь `throw to and fro, waste, reel, wind up' (further forms in Vasmer s. mot) tells Gr. θ against Slav. t (cf. Meillet BSL 28, c. r. 79); against further connection of Skt. mánthati, mathnā́ti `stir, shake' (WP. 2, 269, Pok. 732, W.-Hofmann s. mamphur m.) further the inner nasal of the group menth- (Kuiper Nasalpräs. 104). Untenable Ehrlich KZ 41, 287f. (s. Bq and WP. l.c.); new theory by Kuiper l.c. n. 2: -o- Central Greek representative of IE *n̥ (to be rejected). - Perhaps the word is Pre-Greek.
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