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Universitat de València
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Universidad de Valladolid
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- María José García Blanco (ed. lit.)
- Teresa Amado Rodríguez (ed. lit.)
- María José Martín Velasco (ed. lit.)
- Amelia Pereiro Pardo (ed. lit.)
- Manuel Enrique Vázquez Buján (ed. lit.)
- 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