γομφίτης

γομφίτης

masc nom sg

γομφ-ίτης [ῑ], ου, o( (fort. sc. νάρδος), a kind of στύραξ, Aet.1.131, Steph.in Hp.2.460D.

γομφίτης

masc acc sg (attic epic ionic)

γομφίτης

masc gen sg

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: peg, bolt, nail' (Od.); also a fish name (Gloss.; Strömberg Fischnamen 36), `tooth' (H.).

Derivatives: γομφίος ( ὀδών) `grinder-tooth' (Ion.-Att.), γομφίτης `kind of styrax' (Aët.; Redard Les noms grecs en - της 70), γομφάριον fish name (Sch.). - Denom. γομφόομαι, - όω `fasten with bolt or nails' (A.) with γόμφωσις (Gal.), γόμφωμα `frame-work, peg' (Plu.); γομφωτήρ `shipbuilder' (AP), γομφωτήριον `tenon' (Delos III^a); γομφωτικη τέχνη `shipbuilding' (Pl.). - γομφιάζω `have toothache, gnash the teeth' (LXX) with γομφιασμός (LXX) and γομφίασις (Dsc.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [369] *ǵembh-, ǵombhos `bite; cutting tooth'

Etymology: Old word for `tooth', prob. `cutting tooth': Skt. jámbha-, Alb. dhëmb, OCS zǫbъ, Latv. zùobs, Toch. A kam, B keme; cf. κόμβους ὀδόντας γομφίους H. (Illyrian? Krahe IF 60, 297). With metaph. meaning, e. g. OHG kamb `comb', and Lith. žam̃bas `sharp side'. - On the deviant meaning in Greek (from the use of the cutting teeth as pegs) s. Porzig Gliederung 184f. - Verbs in Skt. iterative jambháyati `grind'; and Lith. žembiù, žem̃bti `cut', OCS zębǫ `tear up'; on the meanings see Narten KZ 79 (1965) 255ff..

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