χρόμαδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The ending recalls other sound words like ἄραδος (árados), κέλαδος (kélados) and ὅμαδος (hómados). According to Beekes, it is from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (to resound, thunder, grumble, roar), the same root of χρεμετίζω (khremetízō, to whinny, neigh), χρόμος (khrómos, kind of noise), Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (grim, fierce) and Proto-Slavic *gromъ (thunder).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χρόμᾰδος • (khrómados) m (genitive χρομᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. crash, din, fragor

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