κυδοιμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Given the unusual formation, according to Beekes, the word is without a doubt Pre-Greek. Frisk and Chantraine discuss it under κυδάζω (kudázō, to insult), but there appears to be no semantic relation.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῠδοιμός • (kudoimós) m (genitive κῠδοιμοῦ); second declension

  1. din of battle, uproar, hubbub
    Synonyms: μόθος (móthos), ὅμᾰδος (hómados)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κῠδοιμέω (kudoiméō)

Further reading

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