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κῶμος

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Transliteration (Word)

kōmos

English translation (word)

merry-making

Transliteration (Etymon)

keimai

English translation (etymon)

to lie down

Author

Philoxenus

Century

1 BC

Reference

fr. *131

Edition

C. Theodoridis, Die Fragmente des Grammatikers Philoxenos [Sammlung griechischer und lateinischer Grammatiker (SGLG) 2. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1976

Source

[Etymologicum Genuinum AB]

Ref.

fr. *131

Ed.

C. Theodoridis, Die Fragmente des Grammatikers Philoxenos [Sammlung griechischer und lateinischer Grammatiker (SGLG) 2. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1976

Quotation

Kωμάζειν· τὸ ποιῶς ὀρχεῖσθαι, ἐξ οὗ καὶ κῶμος εἶδος ὀρχήσεως· οἱ δὲ μέλους. παρὰ τὸ κῶ, τὸ κοιμῶμαι· ἐμφαίνει γὰρ τὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τῆς μέθης ἐπὶ τὸ κοιμηθῆναι βαδίζειν καιρὸν καὶ τὸ κωμάζειν.

Translation (En)

Kōmazein "to dance" in a particular way, from which also comes kōmos, a type of dance; according to some, [a type] of song. From *kō, "to lie down", because it represents the appropriate time after supper and drunkenness to go to bed and to celebrate (kōmazein).

Other translation(s)

Kōmazein : "danser" d’une certaine manière, d’où vient aussi kōmos, un type de danse ; d’après certains, [un type] de chant. dérivé de *kō, « se coucher », car cela représente le moment opportun suite au dîner et à l’ivresse pour aller se coucher et pour faire la fête (kōmazein).

Comment

Derivational etymology relying on the (alleged) temporal relationship between the banquet where one drinks, lying on beds, and the merry dance of drunk people, before they go to sleep

Parallels

Etym. Gudianum, kappa, p. 357 (Κωμάζειν, τὸ ποιῶς ὀρχεῖσθαι· ἐξ οὗ καὶ κῶμα εἶδος ὀρχήσεως, οἱ δὲ μέλους, παρὰ τὸ κῶ τὸ κοιμῶμαι· ἐμφαίνει γὰρ τὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τῆς μέθης, ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιμηθῆναι βαδίζειν· ἔστιν οὖν κῶμος ὁ καιρὸς, ὁ ἀπὸ τῶν δείπνων πρὸς ὕπνον καλῶν); Eustathius, Comm. Od. vol. 2, p. 59 (δέρμα μὲν γὰρ τὸ ἁπλῶς ἐκδερόμενον, κῶας δὲ ἐν ᾧ κεῖταί τις ἢ κοιμᾶται, ἀπὸ τοῦ κῶ ῥήματος. ὅθεν οὐ μόνον σὺν ἄλλοις καὶ ὁ κῶμος καὶ τὸ κωμάζειν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἡ κώμη καὶ ὁ κωμήτης καὶ ὁ κώμαξ, ὃς δηλοῖ φλύαρον, τὸν καὶ κόπιν κατὰ τοὺς παλαιοὺς καὶ βωμολόχον); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 550 (Κωμάζειν: Τὸ ποιῶς ὀρχεῖσθαι· ἐξ οὗ καὶ κῶμος εἶδος ὀρχήσεως· οἱ δὲ, μέλους. Κῶμος ἐστὶ μεθυστικὸς αὐλὸς ἐγχρονίζων οἴνοις, καὶ κυμβάλοις καὶ αὐλοῖς καταθέλγων τοὺς δαιτυμόνας. Κωμάζειν δὲ κυρίως, τὸ ἐπὶ τὸ κοιμᾶσθαι βαδίζειν. Ἐκ τοῦ κῶμος, κωμάζω· κῶμος γὰρ ὁ καιρὸς ὁ ἀπὸ τῶν δείπνων πρὸς ὕπνον καλῶν. Γίνεται δὲ παρὰ τὸ κῶ, τὸ κοιμῶμαι· οὗ ὁ μέλλων, κώσω· ὅθεν καὶ κώμη τὸ χωρίον, ἡ κοιμητηρία καὶ ἀνάπαυσις ζῴων τε καὶ ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, kappa, p. 1278 (Κωμάζειν. τὸ ποιῶς ὀρχεῖσθαι. ἐξ οὗ καὶ κῶμος, εἶδος ὀρχήσεως· οἱ δὲ μέλους. παρὰ τὸ κῶ, τὸ κοιμῶμαι. ἐμφαίνει γὰρ τὸν ἀπὸ δείπνου καὶ μέθης ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιμηθῆναι βαδίζειν καιρόν) 

Modern etymology

Unclear. The connection with Ved. śáṃsa- "praise", advocated by some scholars, remains uncertain (Beekes, EDG)

Persistence in Modern Greek

No

Entry By

Eva Ferrer
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