- ὅμαδος
- ὅμαδοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `clamorous crowd, mêlée, turmoil, clash' (Il.)Derivatives: ὁμαδέω, -ῆσαι `to clamor, to speak or shout all at once' (Od., A. R.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Formation like κέλαδος, χρόμαδος a.o. (Chantraine Form. 359, Schwyzer 508 w. n. 8, 726 n. 5, Güntert Reimwortbildungen 153). Usually connected with Skt. samád- f. `battle' and connected with ὁμός = Skt. samá- (e.g. Brugmann Grundr.2 II: 1, 468, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 132 n. 1); rather improbable. And samád- can be interpreted diff. and ὅμαδος could belong to ὁμάζω (s. v.) cf. (Schwyzer Mél. Pedersen 73 n. 2), which DELG rejects for its meaning.Page in Frisk: 2,384
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.