COMPOUND: ἐπίρροθος, -ον
CATEGORIZATION: A [P+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘coming to the rescue’
ETYMOLOGY: ἐπί ‘on’, ‘to’ + noun root/stem ῥοθ(ο)- (ῥόθος, -ου) ‘rushing noise’, ‘roar of waves’ + adj. suf. -ος, -ον
OCCURRENCE: Il. IV, 390; XXIII, 770
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: nom. f. (target gender) sg.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: determinative – karmadhāraya
NOTES: classification unclear due to uncertain etymology. Synonymous ἐπιτάρροθος is obscure in its formation.