γνάθος
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
γναθμός
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
gnathmos
English translation (word)
jaw
Transliteration (Etymon)
gnathos
English translation (etymon)
jaw
Century
2 AD
Reference
Peri orthographias, Lentz IIi/2, p. 603
Edition
A. Lentz, Grammatici Graeci III/2, Leipzig 1870
Source
Etym. Magnum
Ref.
Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 236
Ed.
T. Gaisford, Etymologicum Magnum, Oxford, 1848
Quotation
(EM) Ἔστι δὲ ἡ γνάθος. Παρὰ τὸ γνάπτω, γέγναπται, γναπτὸς καὶ γναθμὸς, ὡς κέκλαυσαι, κλαυθμός. Ὁ δὲ Ἡρωδιανὸς γνάθος, καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ, γναθμός
Translation (En)
There is gnathos "jaw", from gnamptō "to bend", <perfect> gegnaptai, <verbal adjective> gnaptos, and gnathmos "jaw", as keklausai, klauthmos "tears". But Herodian says that gnathmos is derived from gnathos by addition of the [m]
Parallels
Etym. Symeonis, gamma 124 (Γναθμός· ἡ γνάθος· παρὰ γνάπτω γέγναπται γναπτός καὶ γναθμός, ὡς κέκλαυται κλαυθμός. Ἢ ἔστιν γνάθος πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ γναθμός)
Modern etymology
Derived from γνάθος (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
In opposition to those who derive γναθμός from the verb, assuming a suffix -θμος also found for instance in κλαυθμός, Herodian derives it from the noun γνάθος. This derivation, correct from the modern point of view, relies on the fact that the two words do not differ in meaning, which made them a very good instance of a pathos, formal modification not changing the meaning of the word