Greek frogs

[Harel13]

I'm trying out Ancient Greek this year I'm uni. Apparently the sound a frog makes in Ancient Greek is βρεκεκεκέξ or brekekekéx. Now, I know that in different languages animal sounds have different words, but this straight up sounds unrealistic. Particularly that "x" at the end of the word. Is anyone familiar with any frogs that actually sound like this?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I heard it's a rare breed of highly sophisticated French frog.

 

[exchemist]

I'm trying out Ancient Greek this year I'm uni. Apparently the sound a frog makes in Ancient Greek is βρεκεκεκέξ or brekekekéx. Now, I know that in different languages animal sounds have different words, but this straight up sounds unrealistic. Particularly that "x" at the end of the word. Is anyone familiar with any frogs that actually sound like this?

Ask Aristophanes.

 

[Rival]

It's possible the ξ may represent the slight glottal stop when they stop ribbitting.

 

[Eddi]

I used to be bilingual in English and modern Greek but lost the ability to speak modern Greek when my parents divorced and I moved to England with my mother

Have tried learning it again but with no success

I don't know how different modern and ancient Greek are

@Harel13 How are you finding it?

 

[RestlessSoul]

Are you learning all the animal noises, or will you stop at frogs?

 

[Brian2]

I'm trying out Ancient Greek this year I'm uni. Apparently the sound a frog makes in Ancient Greek is βρεκεκεκέξ or brekekekéx. Now, I know that in different languages animal sounds have different words, but this straight up sounds unrealistic. Particularly that "x" at the end of the word. Is anyone familiar with any frogs that actually sound like this?

When we first moved to the house we are in I was hearing what sounded like someone hitting a tennis balled until the middle of the night. It turned out to be a frog.
They have strange calls.
Maybe the 3rd frog in this medley of frogs is what one you are after.

 

[amorphous_constellation]

I seem to recall hearing something like that, from a frog at some point, but I can't find a sample. I thought maybe it was the american bullfrog. In any case, those animals do seem to make a wide variety of staccato-like sounds

 

[Harel13]

When we first moved to the house we are in I was hearing what sounded like someone hitting a tennis balled until the middle of the night. It turned out to be a frog.
They have strange calls.
Maybe the 3rd frog in this medley of frogs is what one you are after.

Huh, who knew there were so many types of frog sounds. Thanks! There are a few that sound similar, like the fifth one.