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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Strömberg considered this word to be Laconian for θήραφος (thḗraphos, “spider”). Furnée compares the word to σίραμφος (síramphos, “snout”), assuming that this word denotes a "snout beetle". This is semantically unlikely, but in view of the connection with θήραφος (thḗraphos), the word could be of Pre-Greek origin. Moreover, the suffix -αμβ- is typical of other substrate words, like κεράμβυξ (kerámbux, “longhorn beetle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ̌ː.ram.bos/ → /ˈsi.ram.bos/ → /ˈsi.ram.bos/
Noun
σήραμβος • (sḗrambos)
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: εἶδος κανθάρου (eîdos kanthárou, literally “kind of beetle”).
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