thaûma

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂u- (whence θεάομαι (theáomai), θῆβος (thêbos), θήγεια (thḗgeia)), extension of *dʰeh₂-, whence with other extensions are θάμβος (thámbos) (< *dʰh₂n̥bʰos), τάφος (táphos) (< *dʰh₂bʰos), θώψ (thṓps) (< *dʰoh₂ps), τέθηπα (téthēpa) (< *dʰedʰeh₂pm̥).

Beekes speculates these as Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /tʰâu̯.ma/ → /ˈθaβ.ma/ → /ˈθav.ma/

Noun

θαῦμᾰ • (thaûma) n (genitive θαύμᾰτος); third declension

1. a wonder, marvel, something strange
   1. (in the plural) jugglers' tricks
2. the feeling of wonder, astonishment