κτύπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Reminiscent of δοῦπος (doûpos, thud), but further details are unknown. The variation between voiced and unvoiced stop suggests Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κτῠ́πος • (ktŭ́posm (genitive κτῠ́που); second declension

  1. crash, bang, din

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κτυπέω (ktupéō)
  • κτύπημα (ktúpēma)
  • κτυπητής (ktupētḗs)
  • κτυπία (ktupía)
  • λυρόκτυπος (luróktupos)

Descendants

  • Greek: χτύπος (chtýpos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κτύπος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 792

Further reading

Greek

Noun

κτύπος • (ktýposm (plural κτύποι)

  1. alternative form of χτύπος (chtýpos)

Declension

Declension of κτύπος
singular plural
nominative κτύπος (ktýpos) κτύποι (ktýpoi)
genitive κτύπου (ktýpou) κτύπων (ktýpon)
accusative κτύπο (ktýpo) κτύπους (ktýpous)
vocative κτύπε (ktýpe) κτύποι (ktýpoi)