μῦ
μῦ, τό, name of the letter μ, IG 2.4321.24 (iv B. C.), Epigr. ap. Ath. 10.454f, Hellad. ap. Phot. Bibl. p.530 B., etc.
- 2 μῦ or μὺ μῦ, to represent a muttering sound made with the lips, μῦ λαλεῖν to mutter, Hippon. 80 (dub. l.); to imitate the sound of sobbing, μὺ μῦ, μὺ μῦ Ar. Eq. 10.
1 μῦ, v. Μ.
2 μῦ ou μύ, onomatopée pour exprimer un gémissement, un grognement, etc. Ar. Eq. 10.
2. μῦ, interj., kreunend geluid mm, mm:-μῦ μῦ / -τί μύζεις; -mm, mm / -wat ‘mm’ je nou? Aristoph. Th. 231.
μῦ
- Μ, μ, μῦ, τό:—indecl., twelfth letter in the Gr. alphabet: as numerals, μ 40, but Μ 40,000.
- Iμ is the labial liquid, corresponding to β:
- IIchanges:
- 1Aeolic and Lacon. into π, as πεδά for μετά.
- 2Attic and Doric into ν, as νιν for μιν; so Lat. ne, num = μή, μῶν.
- 3μ is doubled,
- apoet. in compds., as ἄμμορος, φιλομμειδής; and after the augm., as ἔλλαβον.
- bAeolic, as ἄμμες ὔμμες ἐμμί, for ἡμεῖς ὑμεῖς εἰμί.
- 4μ is added,
- aat the beginning of a word, as ἴα μία, ὄσχος μόσχος.
- bin the middle of a word to facilitate pronunciation, as ὄμβριμος ὄβριμος, τύμπανον τύπανον, etc., esp. after redupl., as πίμπλημι for πίπλημι; after α- privat., as ἄμβροτος, ἄβροτος.