Μορυχία οἰκία

Meaning: only ptc. pf. μεμορυχμένος (v.l. - γ-) `defiled, blackened' (ν 435, Nic., Q. S., Opp.), also opt. aor. 2. sg. μορύξαις `one should besmear' (Nic. Al. 144).

Derivatives: Beside μορυχώτερον comp. as adv. `darker' (v.l. in Arist. Metaph. 987 a 10), Μόρυχος surn. of Dionysos in Sicily (Sophr. 94; as his face was besmeart with yeast at the wine-harvest), also name of a tragic poet (Ar.) with Μορυχία οἰκία (Pl. Phdr. 227b); s. Praechter Herm. 42, 647. On Μόρυχος cf. ἥσυχος, βόστρυχος uad the popular words in - χος, s. Chantraine Form. 402 ff.; a backformation from μορύσσω (with anal. - ύσσω, Schwyzer 733) is possible.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: On Μόρυχος cf. ἥσυχος, βόστρυχος and the popular words in - χος, s. Chantraine Form. 402 ff.; a backformation from μορύσσω (with anal. - ύσσω, Schwyzer 733) is possible. Possible Greek cognates are mentioned under μόρφνος (s..); outside Greek some Slavic words for `smear etc.' may be considered, e.g. Russ. mará-ju, -tь `smear, stain etc.' (IE mōr-), s. Vasmer s.v. with more forms. Uncertain considerations from Armenian (after H. Petersson LUÅ 1916, 40) in WP. 2, 280, Pok. 734, Hofmann Et. Wb. s. v. Other combinations (to μύρον, σμύρις; after L. Meyer 4, 404f., Torp in Fick 3, 527) in Bq. - If the word is Pre-Greek, it could stand for *μαρυ-.

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