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Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 1 April 2013

Etymology

Coined by Aristophanes. From λοπᾰ́ς (lopắs, “dish, meal”) +‎ τέμᾰχος (témăkhos, “fish slice”) +‎ σέλᾰχος (sélăkhos, “shark; ray”) +‎ γᾰλεός (găleós, “dogfish, small shark”) +‎ κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on, “head”) +‎ λείψᾰνον (leípsănon, “remnant”) +‎ δρῑμῠ́ς (drīmŭ́s, “sharp; pungent”) +‎ ῠ̔πότρῑμμᾰ (hŭpótrīmmă, sharp-tasting dish of several ingredients grated and pounded together) +‎ σῐ́λφῐον (sĭ́lphĭon, “laserwort”) +‎ κᾱ́ρᾰβος (kā́răbos, “crab; beetle; crayfish”) +‎ μέλῐ (mélĭ, “honey”) +‎ κᾰτᾰχέω (kătăkhéō, “to pour over”) +‎ κῐ́χλη (kĭ́khlē, “wrasse; thrush”) +‎ ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́, “upon; on top of”) +‎ κόσσῠφος (kóssŭphos, “a kind of sea-fish or blackbird”) +‎ φᾰ́ττᾰ (phắttă, “wood pigeon”) +‎ περῐστερᾱ́ (perĭsterā́, “domestic pigeon”) +‎ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (ălektrŭṓn, “chicken”) +‎ ὀπτός (optós, “roasted; baked”) +‎ κεφᾰ́λῐον (kephắlĭon, “little head”) +‎ κῐ́γκλος (kĭ́nklos, “dabchick”) +‎ πέλειᾰ (péleiă, “pigeon”) +‎ λᾰγῷος (lăgōîos, “of the hare”) +‎ σῐ́ραιον (sĭ́raion, “new wine boiled down”) +‎ βᾰφή (băphḗ, “dipping”) +‎ τρᾰγᾰνός (trăgănós, “crunchy”) +‎ πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “wing; fin”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, derivative suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lo.pa.do.te.ma.kʰo.se.la.kʰo.ɡa.le.o.kraː.ni.o.leːp.sa.no.driː.my.po.triːm.ma.to.sil.pʰi.o.kaː.ra.bo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ke.kʰy.me.no.ki.kʰle.pi.kos.sy.pʰo.pʰat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ke.pʰal.li.o.kiŋ.klo.pe.leː.o.la.ɡɔːi̯.o.si.rai̯.o.ba.pʰɛː.tra.ɡa.nop.te.rý.ɡɔːn/ → /lo.pa.ðo.te.ma.xo.se.la.xo.ɣa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.ðri.my.po.trim.ma.to.sil.ɸi.o.ka.ra.βo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ce.çy.me.no.ci.xle.pi.kos.sy.ɸo.ɸat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ce.ɸal.li.o.ciŋ.ɡlo.pe.li.o.la.ɣo.o.si.rɛ.o.βa.ɸi.tra.ɣa.nop.teˈry.ɣon/ → /lo.pa.ðo.te.ma.xo.se.la.xo.ɣa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.ðri.mi.po.tri.ma.to.sil.fi.o.ka.ra.vo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ce.çi.me.no.ci.xle.pi.ko.si.fo.fa.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.tri.o.nop.to.ce.fa.li.o.ciŋ.ɡlo.pe.li.o.la.ɣo.o.si.re.o.va.fi.tra.ɣa.nop.teˈri.ɣon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lo.pa.do.te.ma.kʰo.se.la.kʰo.ɡa.le.o.kraː.ni.o.leːp.sa.no.driː.my.po.triːm.ma.to.sil.pʰi.o.kaː.ra.bo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ke.kʰy.me.no.ki.kʰle.pi.kos.sy.pʰo.pʰat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ke.pʰal.li.o.kiŋ.klo.pe.leː.o.la.ɡɔːi̯.o.si.rai̯.o.ba.pʰɛː.tra.ɡa.nop.te.rý.ɡɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lo.pa.do.te.ma.kʰo.se.la.kʰo.ɡa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.dri.my.po.trim.ma.to.sil.pʰi.o.ka.ra.bo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ke.kʰy.me.no.ki.kʰle.pi.kos.sy.pʰo.pʰat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ke.pʰal.li.o.kiŋ.klo.pe.li.o.la.ɡo.o.si.rɛ.o.ba.pʰe̝.tra.ɡa.nop.teˈry.ɡon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lo.pa.ðo.te.ma.xo.se.la.xo.ɣa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.ðri.my.po.trim.ma.to.sil.ɸi.o.ka.ra.βo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ce.çy.me.no.ci.xle.pi.kos.sy.ɸo.ɸat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ce.ɸal.li.o.ciŋ.ɡlo.pe.li.o.la.ɣo.o.si.rɛ.o.βa.ɸi.tra.ɣa.nop.teˈry.ɣon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lo.pa.ðo.te.ma.xo.se.la.xo.ɣa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.ðri.my.po.trim.ma.to.sil.fi.o.ka.ra.vo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ce.çy.me.no.ci.xle.pi.kos.sy.fo.fat.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.try.o.nop.to.ce.fal.li.o.ciŋ.ɡlo.pe.li.o.la.ɣo.o.si.re.o.va.fi.tra.ɣa.nop.teˈry.ɣon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lo.pa.ðo.te.ma.xo.se.la.xo.ɣa.le.o.kra.ni.o.lip.sa.no.ðri.mi.po.tri.ma.to.sil.fi.o.ka.ra.vo.me.li.to.ka.ta.ce.çi.me.no.ci.xle.pi.ko.si.fo.fa.to.pe.ris.te.ra.lek.tri.o.nop.to.ce.fa.li.o.ciŋ.ɡlo.pe.li.o.la.ɣo.o.si.re.o.va.fi.tra.ɣa.nop.teˈri.ɣon/

Noun

λοπᾰδο­τεμᾰχο­σελᾰχο­γᾰλεο­κρᾱνῐο­λειψᾰνο­δρῑμ­ῠπο­τρῑμμᾰτο­σῐλφῐο­κᾱρᾰβο­μελῐτο­κᾰτᾰ­κεχῠμενο­κῐχλ­επῐ­κοσσῠφο­φᾰττο­περῐστερ­ᾰλεκτρῠον­οπτο­κεφᾰλλῐο­κῐγκλο­πελειο­λᾰγῳο­σῐραιο­βᾰφη­τρᾰγᾰνο­πτερῠ́γ­ων • (lopădo­temăkho­selăkho­găleo­krānĭo­leipsăno­drīm­ŭpo­trīmmăto­sĭlphĭo­kārăbo­melĭto­kătă­kekhŭmeno­kĭkhl­epĭ­kossŭpho­phătto­perĭster­ălektrŭon­opto­kephăllĭo­kĭnklo­peleio­lăgōio­sĭraio­băphē­trăgăno­pterŭ́g­ōn) n (genitive —); third declension

1. (nonce word, humorous) a dish created with the ingredients that make up its name
   • 391 BCE, Aristophanes, Assemblywomen 1168–1176:

     τάχα γὰρ ἔπεισι
     λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεο-
     κρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματο-
     σιλφιοτυρομελιτοκατακεχυμενο-
     κιχλεπικοσσυφοφαττοπεριστερα-
     λεκτρυονοπτεκεφαλλιοκιγκλοπε-
     λειολαγῳοσιραιοβαφητραγα-
     νοπτερυγών. σὺ δὲ ταῦτ᾿ ἀκροασάμενος
     τρέχε καὶ ταχέως λαβὲ τρύβλιον.

     tákha gàr épeisi
     lopadotemakhoselakhogaleo-
     kranioleipsanodrimupotrimmato-
     silphioturomelitokatakekhumeno-
     kikhlepikossuphophattoperistera-
     lektruonoptekephalliokinklope-
     leiolagōiosiraiobaphētraga-
     nopterugṓn. sù dè taût’ akroasámenos
     trékhe kaì takhéōs labè trúblion.

     For soon will be served […]. Now that you've heard what awaits you, run grab your plate quickly!

Usage notes

• This word has been translated variously by different authors.
  • 1833, Rowland Smith, transl., The Ecclesiazusae, or Female Parliament‎^[1], Oxford: J.H. Parker:

    Limpets, oysters, salt fish,
    And a skate too a dish,
    Lampreys, with the remains
    Of sharp sauce and birds' brains,
    With honey so luscious,
    Plump blackbirds and thrushes,
    Cocks' combs and ring doves,
    Which each epicure loves,
    Also wood-pigeons blue,
    With juicy snipes too,
    And to close all, O rare!
    The wings of jugged hare

  • 1902, Benjamin Bickley Rogers, transl., The Comedies of Aristophanes‎^[2], volume 5, London: George Bell & Sons:

    plattero-filleto-mulleto-turboto-
    -cranio-morselo-pickleo-acido-
    -silphio-honeyo-pouredonthe-topothe-
    -ouzelo-throstleo-cushato-culvero-
    -cutleto-roastingo-marrowo-dippero-
    -leveret-syrupo-gibleto-wings

References

• “λοπαδο­τεμαχο­σελαχο­γαλεο­κρανιο­λειψανο­δριμυ­ποτριμματο­σιλφιο­καραβο­μελιτο­κατακεχυμενο­κιχλε­πικοσσυφο­φαττο­περιστερα­λεκτρυο­νοπτο­κεφαλλιο­κιγκλο­πελειο­λαγῳο­σιραιο­βαφητραγανοπτερύγων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press