μάγαδις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably from Lydian, while others have proposed a Semitic origin. Furnée compares the word with πηκτίς (pēktís, Lydian stringed instrument) and reconstructs a pre-form *μάγδις (*mágdis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μάγαδῐς (mágadisf (genitive μαγάδῐδος); third declension

  1. kind of instrument with twenty strings arranged in octaves
  2. Lydian flute producing a high and low note together

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