ὁμοῦ + βρίθω + ῥόος
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
ὄμβρος
Word-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
ombros
English translation (word)
rain
Transliteration (Etymon)
homou + brithō + rhoos
English translation (etymon)
together + to be heavy + flow of water
Century
11 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etymologica nominum 73
Ed.
R. Reitzenstein, M. Terentius Varro und Johannes Mauropus von Euchaita: eine Studie zur Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft, Leipzig: Teubner, 1901
Quotation
Ὁμοῦ βρίθων ῥοῦς ὄμβρος ὑψόθεν ῥέει
Translation (En)
The rain (ombros) flows from above, a heavy (brithōn) flow (rhous) together (homou)
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Unclear. Lat. imber "rain" belongs with Skt. abhrá- "cloud" and cannot be directly compared with ὄμβρος. Loanword or contamination?
Persistence in Modern Greek
Yes, as a learned word for "rain". The usual word is βροχή
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Compositional etymology with three words. To an older etymology ὄμβρος / ὁμοῦ + ῥέω is added βρίθω in order to account for the [b]. This agrees with the fact that ὄμβρος refers to a heavy rain. Only the [b] of βρίθω is kept.