κρόταλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κροτέω (krotéō, to rattle), with a suffix -αλον found also in κύμβαλον (kúmbalon, cymbal) and ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, club, mace).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρότᾰλον • (krótalon) n (genitive κροτᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. clapper, rattle, castanet
    Synonym: κρέμβᾰλᾰ (krémbala)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κροτᾰλῐ́ζω (krotalízō)
  • κροτᾰλῐσμός (krotalismós)
  • κροτᾰλῐ́στρῐᾱ (krotalístriā)
  • κροτᾰλῐστῐ́ς (krotalistís)
  • κροτᾰ́λῐᾰ (krotália)
  • ὀνοκρότᾰλος (onokrótalos)

Descendants

  • Latin: crotalum
  • Translingual: Crotalus

Further reading

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