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ἀλάλυγξ

alalugx

gulping, choking

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What it meant

1. ἀλάλυγξ · alalynx — Beekes

ἀλάλυγξ, τυγγος [f.] ‘gulping, choking’ (Nic. Al. 18). *ETYM One suggests contamination of λύγξ ‘hiccup’ and another word, like » ἀλύω or » ἀλάομαι; this is not very convincing. Does it contain dAaAd? It is rather a primary onomatopoeic formation (with the Pre-Greek element -v[y]y-). — [Beekes, s.v. ἀλάλυγξ, p. 107]

2. ἀλάλυγξ · alalynx — Chantraine

ἀλάλυγξ, τ-υγγος : 1. « hoquet sanglot», (Nic. ΑἹ. 18). Et.: Contamination expressive de λύγξ avec un autre mot; p. ex. ἀλαλά 7? — [Chantraine, s.v. ἀλάλυγξ, p. 67]

3. ἀλάλυγξ · alalynx — Frisk

ἀλάλυγξ, -vyyoc f. etwa “Schlucken, Schluchzen’ (Nik. Al. 18). Expressive Kontamination von λύγξ ‘Schlucken’ und einem anderen Wort, vgl. die Bildungen s. ἀλύω und ἀλάομαι. — [Frisk, s.v. ἀλάλυγξ, p. 93]

4. ἀλάλυγξ · alalynx — LSJ

gulping, choking

= λυγμός, gulping, choking, Nic. Al. 18, cf. AB 374.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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