τραυλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The suffix -λος is also found in other expressions for physical and psychical defects, such as τυφλός (tuphlós, blind), σιφλός (siphlós, maimed) and χωλός (khōlós, lame). Wackernagel connects the word to Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌿𐍃 (þaursus, dry, lacking water), to which ἀτειρής (ateirḗs, indestructible) could belong as well. Yet the loss of -σ- in these words is improbable beside τρασιά (trasiá) and τέρσομαι (térsomai). Alternatively, the adjective could belong to τραῦμα (traûma, injury). The word might also be Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

τραυλός • (traulós) m (feminine τραυλή, neuter τραυλόν); first/second declension

  1. (of children) mispronouncing letters, stammering, lisping
  2. (of swallows) twittering

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ποικιλότραυλος (poikilótraulos)
  • τραυλίζω (traulízō)
  • τραυλισμός (traulismós)
  • τραυλοηχέω (trauloēkhéō)
  • τραυλότης (traulótēs)
  • τραυλόφωνος (traulóphōnos)
  • τραύλωσις (traúlōsis)
  • ὑπότραυλος (hupótraulos)

Descendants

  • English: traulism

References

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