κρόταλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κροτέω (krotéō, to rattle), with a suffix -αλον found also in κύμβαλον (kúmbalon, cymbal) and ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, club, mace).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κρότᾰλον • (krótălonn (genitive κροτᾰ́λου); second declension

  1. clapper, rattle, castanet
    Synonym: κρέμβᾰλᾰ (krémbălă)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κροτᾰ́λῐᾰ (krotắlĭă)
  • κροτᾰλῐ́ζω (krotălĭ́zō)
  • κροτᾰλῐσμός (krotălĭsmós)
  • κροτᾰλῐστῐ́ς (krotălĭstĭ́s)
  • κροτᾰλῐ́στρῐᾱ (krotălĭ́strĭā)
  • ὀνοκρότᾰλος (onokrótălos)

Descendants

  • Latin: crotalum
  • Translingual: Crotalus

Further reading