κολοσυρτός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Frequently analyzed as *κολο-συρ-τός (*kolo-sur-tós), with a suffix shared also by κονιορτός (koniortós, cloud of dust) and βουλυτός (boulutós, late afternoon, evenfall), while the second member would be from σύρω (súrō, to draw, sweep) However, the first member remains unexplained.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κολοσῠρτός (kolosurtósm (genitive κολοσῠρτοῦ); second declension

  1. noisy rabble, uproar, tumult
    Synonym: θόρυβος (thórubos)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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