κωμό-πολις

κωμό-πολις, εως, ἡ,

A village-town, i.e. a place not entitled to be called a πόλις, Str.12.2.6, al., Ev.Marc.1.38.

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `village' as opposed to a strengthened πόλις, also `quarter, part of a city' (Hes.).

Compounds: Compp., e.g. κωμό-πολις `town with the position of a κώμη, market town' (Str., ΝΤ); cf. Schulze Kl. Schr. 523 n. 2.

Derivatives: Diminut. κώμιον (Str.), κωμάριον (H.), - ύδριον (Porph.); further κωμήτης (IA.), κωμέτας (Mykenai II^a) `inhabitant of a village, quarter' with κωμητικός `belonging to a κώμη (to a κωμήτης)' (pap.); κωμαῖος `regarding a κ.' (St.Byz.); κωμηδόν `village-wise' (Str., D. S., D. H.).

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Since Bezzenberger BB 27, 168 mostly taken as lengthened grade form of Germ., e.g. Goth. haims `village' (cf. on κεῖμαι), Balt., e.g. Lith. káima(s) ` (farmers') village', kiẽmas `farmstead, farmers' village'. But a lengthened grade cannot be accounted for. (B. connects also κῶμος; diff. on this Persson Beitr. 1, 160; s. κῶμος and κώμυς.) Thus the word is unexplained.

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