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τονθορύζω

tonthoruzo

to murmur, speak inarticulately, gurgle

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Where it lives

Acharnians 1 · 1.41/10k
Frogs 1 · 1.1/10k
Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k

What it meant

1. τονθορύζω · tonthoryzō — Beekes

τονθορύζω [ν.} ‘to murmur, speak inarticulately, gurgle’ (A. Fr. 298 = 630 M., Ar, Herod., Luc., Opp.). «ΡΟ» VAR Aor. -ὕσαι, fut. -ύξω; pres. also τονθορίζω and tovOp iw. eCOMP Rarely with ὑπο-, dta-. τόξον 1493 *DER τονθ(ογ)γρυσμός [m.] ‘murmuring’ (Phryn.), τονθρυστής = γογγυστής (Aq.); backformation τονθρύς: φωνή ‘voice’ (H.). eETYM Expressive reduplicated formation in -θορ-, with dissimilation to t- in the … — [Beekes, s.v. τονθορύζω, p. 1543]

2. τονθορύζω · tonthoryzō — Chantraine

τονθορύζω : aor. inf. -ὖσαι, fut. τύξω (Æsch. fr. 630, Ar., Hérond. 7,77, elc.), parfois -ἰζω (tardif), aussi τονθρύζω p.-ê. par syncope (Hérond. 8,8}, les deux formes sont connues d’Hsch. : « murmurer, gronder », etc. ; aussi avec les préverbes δια- {(D.C.), ὑπο- (Luc., Lib.) ; d’où le nom d’action τονθορυσμός ou τονθρυσμός (Phryn. 336), nom d'agent τονθρυστής «qui gronde» (Aq.), dérivé inverse τονθρύς * φωνή … — [Chantraine, s.v. τονθορύζω, p. 1143]

3. τονθϑορύζω · tonthϑoryzō — Frisk

τονθϑορύζω, Aor. -ὕσαι, Fut. -ύξω, auch -ἰζω und τονϑρύζω, vereinzelt m. öno-, δια-, "murmeln, undeutlieh reden, röcheln’ (A. Fr. 298 — 630 M., Ar., Herod., Luk., Opp. u.a.). Davon τονϑ(ο)ουσμός m. “das Murmeln’ (Phryn.), τονϑρυστής = γογγυστής (Ag.); Rückbildung τονϑούς" φωνή H. — Expressive Reduplikationsbildung mit Dissimilation zu ϑόρυβος, ϑρυλέω, ϑρέομαι (s.dd.); Suffix wie γογγύζω, γρύζω, ὀλολύξω u.a. … — [Frisk, s.v. τονθϑορύζω, p. 1881]

4. τονθορύζω · tonthoryzō — LSJ

speak inarticulately, mumble, gurgle, gurgle, muttering, mutterer

speak inarticulately, mumble, Ar. Ach. 683 (troch.), Ra. 747, V. 614 (anap.), Luc. Deor.Conc. 1, Aristaenet. 2.6; gurgle, ἐτονθόρυζε ταῦρος <ὡς> νεοσφαγής A. Fr. 298:—in all these passages the best codd. have the form in -ύζω; τονθορύξει (prob. 2 sg. fut.) occurs in Herod. 7.77; both forms are cited by Hsch.; -ίζω is found in codd. of Gal. 2.689, Thom.Mag. p.352R., etc., but is never expressly mentioned by Gramm.; cf. ὑποτονθορύζω.— Rarer collat. forms, τονθολῠγέω, gurgle, Pherecr. 108.4; distd.

In the wild

τονθορύζοντες · tonthoryzontes Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 505)
τονθορύζων · tonthoryzōn Aristophanes, Frogs 747
τονθορύσας · tonthorysas Aristophanes, Wasps (DIORISIS sentence 438)

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