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Number: 2059
Root: tu̯ī̆bh-
English meaning: hollow
German meaning: `röhrenartig hohl'
General comments: nur griech. und lateinisch
Material: Gr. σί̄φων, -ωνος m. `Abzugsröhre, Weinheber, Feuerspritze, Weinschlauch', σιφνεύς `Maulwurf' (`röhrenförmige Gänge wühlend'), σιφνὸς κενός Hes. (eig. `hohl'), wohl auch σιφλός `hohl, gebrechlich, lahm', σιφλου̃ν `verderben'; lat. tībia `Schienbeinknochen; gerade Pfeife, Flöte', gehört kaum zu stī̆b(h)- `Stange' (oben S. 1015), das festes s- hat.
References: WP. I 751 f., WH. II 680.
Pages: 1102
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *tībh-
Meaning: pipe, tubular bone
Old Greek: sī́phōn, -ōnos m. `Röhre, bes. zum Wasserheben, Feuerspitze, Springbrunnen, Weinheber, Siphon etc.'
Latin: tībia f. `Schienbein; Pfeife, Flöte'
Russ. meaning: труба, трубчатая кость
Comments: For Lat. `Schienbein' cf. also Lith stáibi-s, dial. staĩbi-s 'Unterschenkel', rañkōs stáibis 'Unterarm'.
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