βόρβορος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, probably of onomatopoeic origin. A connection with Armenian կորկ (kork, dirt) remains very doubtful. Saycc saw a Hittite loanword in it, from [script needed] (pūrpura, ball, lump; ball-shaped cakes), which however does not fit either semantically nor phonologically.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βόρβορος (bórborosm (genitive βορβόρου); second declension

  1. mire, filth
  2. clay, moist earth
  3. foul abuse

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Zsolt Simon, [1] (Munich: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 387.

Further reading

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