IIOIIIIYIMOr

  1. Mª Teresa Molinos Tejada 1
  2. Manuel García Teijeiro 2
  1. 1 Universitat de València
    info

    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 Universidad de Valladolid
    info

    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

Book:
Ἀντίδωρον: homenaje a Juan José Moralejo
  1. María José García Blanco (ed. lit.)
  2. Teresa Amado Rodríguez (ed. lit.)
  3. María José Martín Velasco (ed. lit.)
  4. Amelia Pereiro Pardo (ed. lit.)
  5. Manuel Enrique Vázquez Buján (ed. lit.)
  6. Juan José Moralejo (hom.)

Publisher: Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico ; Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

ISBN: 978-84-9887-720-5

Year of publication: 2011

Pages: 441-451

Type: Book chapter

Abstract

xomrucrµóc;, xómrucrµa, xomrúw are reduplicated onomatopoeia with expressive gemina tion of the second consonant. Properly they mean 'make pu pu'. Throughout the history of the greek language those words acquired many new meanings, but in magical contexts always retain the original value of inarticulate sounds