θόρυβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A formation like ὄτοβος (ótobos), κόναβος (kónabos) and φλοῖσβος (phloîsbos), likely from the same root as a reduplicated form τονθορύζω (tonthorúzō, “to mumble”), as well as θρῦλος (thrûlos, “murmur”). The phonetic variations between the words suggest a Pre-Greek origin, according to Beekes.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θόρῠβος • (thórŭbos) m (genitive θορῠ́βου); second declension (Attic, Ionic)

  1. noise, especially of a crowd of people: uproar, clamor
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 8.92.7:
      ἦν δὲ θόρυβος πολὺς καὶ ἐκπληκτικός
      ên dè thórubos polùs kaì ekplēktikós
      there was a loud and astounding uproar
    • 409 BCE, Sophocles, Philoctetes 1263:
      τίς αὖ παρ’ ἄντροις θόρυβος ἵσταται βοῆς;
      tís aû par’ ántrois thórubos hístatai boês?
      • 1932 translation by Sir Richard C. Jebb
        What is this sound of shouting near my cave?
    • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 546:
      ἦν δ’ ἂν ἡ πόλις πλέα / θορύβου στρατιωτῶν
      ên d’ àn hē pólis pléa / thorúbou stratiōtôn
      the city would be full of the noise of soldiers
    • 310 BCE – 240 BCE, Callimachus, Aetia Oxy..2079.30
  2. tumult, confusion, trouble
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.181.1:
      ἡ δὲ Αἰγιναίη, τῆς ἐτριηράρχεε Ἀσωνίδης, καὶ τινά σφι θόρυβον παρέσχε
      hē dè Aiginaíē, tês etriērárkhee Asōnídēs, kaì tiná sphi thórubon paréskhe
      The Aeginetan trireme, of which Asonides was captain, did however give them some trouble.
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.104:
      οἱ Ἀμφιπολῖται ἐς θόρυβον μέγαν κατέστησαν
      hoi Amphipolîtai es thórubon mégan katéstēsan
      The people of Amphipolis were put into great confusion

Declension

Second declension of ὁ θόρῠβος; τοῦ θορῠ́βου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ θόρῠβος
ho thórŭbos 		τὼ θορῠ́βω
tṑ thorŭ́bō 		οἱ θόρῠβοι
hoi thórŭboi
Genitive τοῦ θορῠ́βου
toû thorŭ́bou 		τοῖν θορῠ́βοιν
toîn thorŭ́boin 		τῶν θορῠ́βων
tôn thorŭ́bōn
Dative τῷ θορῠ́βῳ
tōî thorŭ́bōi 		τοῖν θορῠ́βοιν
toîn thorŭ́boin 		τοῖς θορῠ́βοις
toîs thorŭ́bois
Accusative τὸν θόρῠβον
tòn thórŭbon 		τὼ θορῠ́βω
tṑ thorŭ́bō 		τοὺς θορῠ́βους
toùs thorŭ́bous
Vocative θόρῠβε
thórŭbe 		θορῠ́βω
thorŭ́bō 		θόρῠβοι
thórŭboi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • θορῠβᾰ́ζομαι (thorŭbắzomai)
  • θορῠβέω (thorŭbéō)
  • θορῠβητῐκός (thorŭbētĭkós)
  • θορῠβοποιός (thorŭbopoiós)
  • θορῠβώδης (thorŭbṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: θόρυβος (thóryvos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θόρυβος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551

Further reading

Greek

From Ancient Greek θόρυβος (thórubos).

Noun

θόρυβος • (thóryvos) m (plural θόρυβοι)

  1. noise, racket
  2. (figuratively) commotion, stir

Declension

Declension of θόρυβος
singular plural
nominative θόρυβος (thóryvos) θόρυβοι (thóryvoi)
genitive θορύβου (thorývou) θορύβων (thorývon)
accusative θόρυβο (thóryvo) θορύβους (thorývous)
vocative θόρυβε (thóryve) θόρυβοι (thóryvoi)
  • θορυβώ (thoryvó, “to alarm; to make a noise”)
  • θορυβώδης (thoryvódis, “noisy”)

Further reading

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