ἀλέκτωρ

grc-noun

ᾰ̓λέκτωρ • (aléktōr) m (genitive ᾰ̓λέκτορος); third declension

ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (canonical)
aléktōr (romanization)
ᾰ̓λέκτορος (genitive)
ὁ ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (nominative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual nominative)
οἱ ᾰ̓λέκτορες (nominative plural)
τοῦ ᾰ̓λέκτορος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ᾰ̓λεκτόρων (genitive plural)
τῷ ᾰ̓λέκτορῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐ (dative plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐν (dative plural)
toîs aléktorsi (dative plural)
toîs aléktorsin (dative plural)
τὸν ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓λέκτορε (accusative dual)
τοὺς ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰς (accusative plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορ (singular vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορες (plural vocative)

Coptic: ⲁⲗⲉⲕⲧⲱⲣ (alektōr)

From ᾰ̓λέξω (aléxō, “I ward off”) + -τωρ (-tōr, “-er”).

suffix

Κόμπασον θαρσῶν, ἀλέκτωρ ὥστε θηλείας πέλας.

Brag in your bravery like a cock beside his hen.

Kómpason tharsôn, aléktōr hṓste thēleías pélas.

Tz., ad Lyc. 1094


ἀλέκτωρ

ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (canonical)
aléktōr (romanization)
ᾰ̓́λεκτορ (neuter)
ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (feminine masculine nominative singular)
ᾰ̓́λεκτορ (neuter nominative singular)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual feminine masculine nominative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual neuter nominative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορες (feminine masculine nominative plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰ (neuter nominative plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορος (feminine genitive masculine singular)
ᾰ̓λέκτορος (genitive neuter singular)
ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dual feminine genitive masculine)
ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dual genitive neuter)
ᾰ̓λεκτόρων (feminine genitive masculine plural)
ᾰ̓λεκτόρων (genitive neuter plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορῐ (dative feminine masculine singular)
ᾰ̓λέκτορῐ (dative neuter singular)
ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dative dual feminine masculine)
ᾰ̓λεκτόροιν (dative dual neuter)
ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐ (dative feminine masculine plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐν (dative feminine masculine plural)
aléktorsi (dative feminine masculine plural)
aléktorsin (dative feminine masculine plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐ (dative neuter plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορσῐν (dative neuter plural)
aléktorsi (dative neuter plural)
aléktorsin (dative neuter plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰ (accusative feminine masculine singular)
ᾰ̓́λεκτορ (accusative neuter singular)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (accusative dual feminine masculine)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (accusative dual neuter)
ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰς (accusative feminine masculine plural)
ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰ (accusative neuter plural)
ᾰ̓́λεκτορ (feminine masculine singular vocative)
ᾰ̓́λεκτορ (neuter singular vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual feminine masculine vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορε (dual neuter vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορες (feminine masculine plural vocative)
ᾰ̓λέκτορᾰ (neuter plural vocative)
ᾰ̓λεκτόρως (adverbial feminine masculine neuter)

From ᾰ̓- (a-, “not”) + λέχομαι (lékhomai, “I lay”) + -τωρ (-tōr, “-er”). The meaning is supplied by λέκτρον (léktron, “marriage-bed”).

affix

ἔφη ’γενέθλιός ἐστι τῆς ἀλέκτορος Ἀθηνᾶς καὶ ἄδικος ἡ τῆτες ἡμέρα.'

250 CE – 350 CE, Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 3.53

He said, "This is the birthday of the unwedded goddess Minerva, and this day is unjust."

éphē ’genéthliós esti tês aléktoros Athēnâs kaì ádikos hē têtes hēméra.'


πέρδιξ

grc-noun

πέρδῑξ • (pérdīx) m or f (genitive πέρδῑκος); third declension

πέρδῑξ (canonical)
pérdīx (romanization)
πέρδῑκος (genitive)
ὁ (nominative singular)
ἡ πέρδῑξ (nominative singular)
τὼ πέρδῑκε (dual nominative)
οἱ (nominative plural)
αἱ πέρδῑκες (nominative plural)
τοῦ (genitive singular)
τῆς πέρδῑκος (genitive singular)
τοῖν περδῑ́κοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν περδῑ́κων (genitive plural)
τῷ (dative singular)
τῇ πέρδῑκῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν περδῑ́κοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς (dative plural)
ταῖς πέρδῑξῐ (dative plural)
πέρδῑξῐν (dative plural)
toîs (dative plural)
taîs pérdīxi (dative plural)
taîs pérdīxin (dative plural)
τὸν (accusative singular)
τὴν πέρδῑκᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ πέρδῑκε (accusative dual)
τοὺς (accusative plural)
τᾱ̀ς πέρδῑκᾰς (accusative plural)
πέρδῑξ (singular vocative)
πέρδῑκε (dual vocative)
πέρδῑκες (plural vocative)

desctree

Greek: πέρδικα (pérdika)
→ Aromanian: pirdic

→ Latin: perdīx (see there for further descendants)

Traditionally explained (such as by Frisk) as a derivative from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “I fart”), due to the droning sound when partridges take wing. However, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin, as he considers the suffix -ῑκ- (-īk-) to be of substrate origin.


ἀλεκτρυών

grc-noun

ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος

ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών • (alektruṓn) m or f (genitive ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος); third declension

ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (canonical)
alektruṓn (romanization)
ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος (genitive)
ὁ (nominative singular)
ἡ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (nominative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνε (dual nominative)
οἱ (nominative plural)
αἱ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνες (nominative plural)
τοῦ (genitive singular)
τῆς ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνων (genitive plural)
τῷ (dative singular)
τῇ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς (dative plural)
ταῖς ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόσῐ (dative plural)
ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόσῐν (dative plural)
toîs (dative plural)
taîs alektruósi (dative plural)
taîs alektruósin (dative plural)
τὸν (accusative singular)
τὴν ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνε (accusative dual)
τοὺς (accusative plural)
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνᾰς (accusative plural)
ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (singular vocative)
ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνε (dual vocative)
ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνες (plural vocative)

grc-decl

ᾰ̓λεκτρῠόνος

From ᾰ̓λέκτωρ (aléktōr, “cock, rooster”) + -υών (-uṓn, an obscure suffix also appearing in ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”)). The first element is the agentive noun of ᾰ̓λέξω (aléxō, “ward off”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-s-, an *s-derivative of *h₂lek- (“protect”). Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀨𐀓𐀶𐀬𐀺 (a-ra-ku-tu-ru-wo /Alektruōn/).

affix

an obscure suffix also appearing in <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἀλκυών</i> (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”)


ταώς

grc-noun

τᾰώς • (taṓs) m (genitive τᾰώ); second declension

τᾰώς (canonical)
taṓs (romanization)
τᾰώ (genitive)
ὁ τᾰώς (nominative singular)
τὼ τᾰώ (dual nominative)
οἱ τᾰῴ (nominative plural)
τοῦ τᾰώ (genitive singular)
τοῖν τᾰῴν (dual genitive)
τῶν τᾰών (genitive plural)
τῷ τᾰῴ (dative singular)
τοῖν τᾰῴν (dative dual)
τοῖς τᾰῴς (dative plural)
τὸν τᾰώ (accusative singular)
τᾰών (accusative singular)
tòn taṓ (accusative singular)
tòn taṓn (accusative singular)
τὼ τᾰώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς τᾰώς (accusative plural)
τᾰώς (singular vocative)
τᾰώ (dual vocative)
τᾰῴ (plural vocative)

From an earlier *ταϝώς (*tawṓs), of Pre-Greek origin; possibly from an Oriental source,perhaps from Dravidian (compare Tamil தோகை (tōkai, “("peacock”)) or a Turkic source (compare Turkish tavuk (“hen”)). Cognates include Latin pāvus, pāvō, and perhaps Hebrew טַוָּס (ṭawwā́s), Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā), Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs).

cog

Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs)


φασιανός

grc-noun

φᾱσῐᾱνός • (phāsiānós) m (genitive φᾱσῐᾱνοῦ); second declension

φᾱσῐᾱνός (canonical)
phāsiānós (romanization)
φᾱσῐᾱνοῦ (genitive)
ὁ φᾱσῐᾱνός (nominative singular)
τὼ φᾱσῐᾱνώ (dual nominative)
οἱ φᾱσῐᾱνοί (nominative plural)
τοῦ φᾱσῐᾱνοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν φᾱσῐᾱνοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν φᾱσῐᾱνῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ φᾱσῐᾱνῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν φᾱσῐᾱνοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς φᾱσῐᾱνοῖς (dative plural)
τὸν φᾱσῐᾱνόν (accusative singular)
τὼ φᾱσῐᾱνώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς φᾱσῐᾱνούς (accusative plural)
φᾱσῐᾱνέ (singular vocative)
φᾱσῐᾱνώ (dual vocative)
φᾱσῐᾱνοί (plural vocative)

Greek: φασιανός (fasianós)

→ Classical Syriac: ܦܣܝܢܐ (pasyānā)

→ Hebrew: פסיון (pasyon)

→ Latin: phāsiānus (see there for further descendants)

→ Old Armenian: փասիան (pʻasian) (see there for further descendants)

→ Translingual: Phasianus

From Φᾱσῐᾱνός (Phāsiānós, “Phasian”) (with the implied substantive ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)) from Φᾶσῐς (Phâsis, “Phasis”), from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.

Phasianus colchicus
Phasianus colchicus#Translingual


κακκάβη

κᾰκκᾰ́βη • (kakkábē) f (genitive κᾰκκᾰ́βης); first declension

κᾰκκᾰ́βη (canonical)
kakkábē (romanization)
κᾰκκᾰ́βης (genitive)
ἡ κᾰκκᾰ́βη (nominative singular)
τὼ κᾰκκᾰ́βᾱ (dual nominative)
αἱ κᾰκκᾰ́βαι (nominative plural)
τῆς κᾰκκᾰ́βης (genitive singular)
τοῖν κᾰκκᾰ́βαιν (dual genitive)
τῶν κᾰκκᾰβῶν (genitive plural)
τῇ κᾰκκᾰ́βῃ (dative singular)
τοῖν κᾰκκᾰ́βαιν (dative dual)
ταῖς κᾰκκᾰ́βαις (dative plural)
τὴν κᾰκκᾰ́βην (accusative singular)
τὼ κᾰκκᾰ́βᾱ (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς κᾰκκᾰ́βᾱς (accusative plural)
κᾰκκᾰ́βη (singular vocative)
κᾰκκᾰ́βᾱ (dual vocative)
κᾰκκᾰ́βαι (plural vocative)

Technical loanword of unknown origin. Given the variations and the variant in Latin cascabus, cited by Furnée, the word is likely to be Pre-Greek.

unk

unknown


ὄρτυξ

grc-noun

ὄρτῠξ • (órtux) m (genitive ὄρτῠγος or ὄρτῠκος); third declension

ὄρτῠξ (canonical)
órtux (romanization)
ὄρτῠγος (genitive)
ὄρτῠκος (genitive)
ὁ ὄρτῠξ (nominative singular)
τὼ ὄρτῠγε (dual nominative)
οἱ ὄρτῠγες (nominative plural)
τοῦ ὄρτῠγος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ὀρτῠ́γοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ὀρτῠ́γων (genitive plural)
τῷ ὄρτῠγῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ὀρτῠ́γοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ὄρτῠξῐ (dative plural)
ὄρτῠξῐν (dative plural)
toîs órtuxi (dative plural)
toîs órtuxin (dative plural)
τὸν ὄρτῠγᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ὄρτῠγε (accusative dual)
τοὺς ὄρτῠγᾰς (accusative plural)
ὄρτῠξ (singular vocative)
ὄρτῠγε (dual vocative)
ὄρτῠγες (plural vocative)
ὁ ὄρτῠξ (nominative singular)
τὼ ὄρτῠκε (dual nominative)
οἱ ὄρτῠκες (nominative plural)
τοῦ ὄρτῠκος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ὀρτῠ́κοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ὀρτῠ́κων (genitive plural)
τῷ ὄρτῠκῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ὀρτῠ́κοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς ὄρτῠξῐ (dative plural)
ὄρτῠξῐν (dative plural)
toîs órtuxi (dative plural)
toîs órtuxin (dative plural)
τὸν ὄρτῠκᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ὄρτῠκε (accusative dual)
τοὺς ὄρτῠκᾰς (accusative plural)
ὄρτῠξ (singular vocative)
ὄρτῠκε (dual vocative)
ὄρτῠκες (plural vocative)

→ Latin: ortyx

Presumably from Proto-Indo-European *wort-, whence also Sanskrit वर्तिका (vártikā), वर्तक (vartaka), but this does not account for the alternation of the ending -ῠγος (-ugos) ~ -ῠκος (-ukos), which Beekes considers characteristically Pre-Greek.

Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix coturnix#Translingual


ὀρταλίς

ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς • (ortalís) f (genitive ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος); third declension

ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς (canonical)
ortalís (romanization)
ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος (genitive)
ἡ ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς (nominative singular)
τὼ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε (dual nominative)
αἱ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δες (nominative plural)
τῆς ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος (genitive singular)
τοῖν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δων (genitive plural)
τῇ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς ὀρτᾰλῐ́σῐ (dative plural)
ὀρτᾰλῐ́σῐν (dative plural)
taîs ortalísi (dative plural)
taîs ortalísin (dative plural)
τὴν ὀρτᾰλῐ́δᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς ὀρτᾰλῐ́δᾰς (accusative plural)
ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς (singular vocative)
ὀρτᾰλῐ́δε (dual vocative)
ὀρτᾰλῐ́δες (plural vocative)

→ Translingual: Ortalis

Probably from *ὀρτος (*ortos) (meaning unknown) + -αλίς (-alís).
Compare συκαλίς (sukalís) and δορκαλίς (dorkalís), which contain the same suffix.


τέτραξ

grc-noun

τέτρᾰξ • (tétrax) m (genitive τέτρᾰγος or τέτρᾰκος); third declension

τέτρᾰξ (canonical)
tétrax (romanization)
τέτρᾰγος (genitive)
τέτρᾰκος (genitive)
ὁ τέτρᾰξ (nominative singular)
τὼ τέτρᾰγε (dual nominative)
οἱ τέτρᾰγες (nominative plural)
τοῦ τέτρᾰγος (genitive singular)
τοῖν τετρᾰ́γοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν τετρᾰ́γων (genitive plural)
τῷ τέτρᾰγῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν τετρᾰ́γοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς τέτρᾰξῐ (dative plural)
τέτρᾰξῐν (dative plural)
toîs tétraxi (dative plural)
toîs tétraxin (dative plural)
τὸν τέτρᾰγᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ τέτρᾰγε (accusative dual)
τοὺς τέτρᾰγᾰς (accusative plural)
τέτρᾰξ (singular vocative)
τέτρᾰγε (dual vocative)
τέτρᾰγες (plural vocative)
ὁ τέτρᾰξ (nominative singular)
τὼ τέτρᾰκε (dual nominative)
οἱ τέτρᾰκες (nominative plural)
τοῦ τέτρᾰκος (genitive singular)
τοῖν τετρᾰ́κοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν τετρᾰ́κων (genitive plural)
τῷ τέτρᾰκῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν τετρᾰ́κοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς τέτρᾰξῐ (dative plural)
τέτρᾰξῐν (dative plural)
toîs tétraxi (dative plural)
toîs tétraxin (dative plural)
τὸν τέτρᾰκᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ τέτρᾰκε (accusative dual)
τοὺς τέτρᾰκᾰς (accusative plural)
τέτρᾰξ (singular vocative)
τέτρᾰκε (dual vocative)
τέτρᾰκες (plural vocative)

→ Translingual: Tetrax

Originally onomatopoeic. For the suffix, compare the bird names κόραξ (kórax, “crow”) and πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Similar bird names are Lithuanian tetervà (“grey hen”), Proto-Slavic *tetervь (“black grouse”), Proto-Iranian *tatr̥wáh (“pheasant”) and Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittira, “partridge”). From the same onomatopoeic root are τετράων (tetráōn), τέτριξ (tétrix), τατύρας (tatúras), τέταρος (tétaros) and τετράζω (tetrázō).

Tetrastes bonasia
Tetrastes bonasia#Translingual


συροπέρδιξ

σῠροπέρδῑκος

σῠροπέρδῐξ • (suropérdix) m (genitive σῠροπέρδῑκος); third declension

σῠροπέρδῐξ (canonical)
suropérdix (romanization)
σῠροπέρδῑκος (genitive)
ὁ σῠροπέρδῐξ (nominative singular)
τὼ σῠροπέρδῑκε (dual nominative)
οἱ σῠροπέρδῑκες (nominative plural)
τοῦ σῠροπέρδῑκος (genitive singular)
τοῖν σῠροπερδῑ́κοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σῠροπερδῑ́κων (genitive plural)
τῷ σῠροπέρδῑκῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν σῠροπερδῑ́κοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σῠροπέρδῑξῐ (dative plural)
σῠροπέρδῑξῐν (dative plural)
toîs suropérdīxi (dative plural)
toîs suropérdīxin (dative plural)
τὸν σῠροπέρδῑκᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ σῠροπέρδῑκε (accusative dual)
τοὺς σῠροπέρδῑκᾰς (accusative plural)
σῠροπέρδῐξ (singular vocative)
σῠροπέρδῑκε (dual vocative)
σῠροπέρδῑκες (plural vocative)

grc-decl

σῠροπέρδῑκος

From Σύρος (Súros, “Syrian”) + πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

compound

Ammoperdix heyi
Ammoperdix heyi#Translingual


γαράμας

grc-noun

γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς • (garámās) m (genitive γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος); third declension

γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς (canonical)
garámās (romanization)
γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος (genitive)
ὁ γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς (nominative singular)
τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε (dual nominative)
οἱ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες (nominative plural)
τοῦ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντος (genitive singular)
τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων (genitive plural)
τῷ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐ (dative plural)
γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐν (dative plural)
toîs garámāsi (dative plural)
toîs garámāsin (dative plural)
τὸν γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε (accusative dual)
τοὺς γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰς (accusative plural)
γᾰρᾰ́μᾰν (singular vocative)
γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντε (dual vocative)
γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες (plural vocative)

From Γαράμαντες (Garámantes), because they exported the guinea fowl to the Greeks.

Numida meleagris
Numida meleagris#Translingual


ἀτταγᾶς

ἀττᾰγᾶς • (attagâs) m (genitive ἀττᾰγᾶ); first declension

ἀττᾰγᾶς (canonical)
attagâs (romanization)
ἀττᾰγᾶ (genitive)
ὁ ἀττᾰγᾶς (nominative singular)
τὼ ἀττᾰγᾶ (dual nominative)
οἱ ἀττᾰγαῖ (nominative plural)
τοῦ ἀττᾰγᾶ (genitive singular)
τοῖν ἀττᾰγαῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν ἀττᾰγῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ ἀττᾰγᾷ (dative singular)
τοῖν ἀττᾰγαῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς ἀττᾰγαῖς (dative plural)
τὸν ἀττᾰγᾶν (accusative singular)
τὼ ἀττᾰγᾶ (accusative dual)
τοὺς ἀττᾰγᾶς (accusative plural)
ἀττᾰγᾶ (singular vocative)
ἀττᾰγᾶ (dual vocative)
ἀττᾰγαῖ (plural vocative)

Unexplained. It is called onomatopoeic by Claudius Aelianus after its cry. It could be a Pre-Greek word, in view of the suffix of the variant ἀτταγήν (attagḗn).

Francolinus francolinus
Francolinus francolinus#Translingual

black francolin (Francolinus francolinus)


τέταρος

τέτᾰρος • (tétaros) m (genitive τετᾰ́ρου); second declension

τέτᾰρος (canonical)
tétaros (romanization)
τετᾰ́ρου (genitive)
ὁ τέτᾰρος (nominative singular)
τὼ τετᾰ́ρω (dual nominative)
οἱ τέτᾰροι (nominative plural)
τοῦ τετᾰ́ρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν τετᾰ́ροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν τετᾰ́ρων (genitive plural)
τῷ τετᾰ́ρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν τετᾰ́ροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς τετᾰ́ροις (dative plural)
τὸν τέτᾰρον (accusative singular)
τὼ τετᾰ́ρω (accusative dual)
τοὺς τετᾰ́ρους (accusative plural)
τέτᾰρε (singular vocative)
τετᾰ́ρω (dual vocative)
τέτᾰροι (plural vocative)

Liddell and Scott remark that the word is a loan from the Orient, possibly Proto-Iranian *tatr̥wáh (“pheasant”), referring to Middle Persian [script needed] (tedzrev, “pheasant”). They further compare Lithuanian tetervà (“black grouse”). Athenaeus of Naucratis states that this word was imported from Media. See also τέτραξ (tétrax, “hazel grouse”).


χέννιον

grc-noun

χέννῐον • (khénnion) n (genitive χεννῐ́ου); second declension

χέννῐον (canonical)
khénnion (romanization)
χεννῐ́ου (genitive)
τὸ χέννῐον (nominative singular)
τὼ χεννῐ́ω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ χέννῐᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ χεννῐ́ου (genitive singular)
τοῖν χεννῐ́οιν (dual genitive)
τῶν χεννῐ́ων (genitive plural)
τῷ χεννῐ́ῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν χεννῐ́οιν (dative dual)
τοῖς χεννῐ́οις (dative plural)
τὸ χέννῐον (accusative singular)
τὼ χεννῐ́ω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ χέννῐᾰ (accusative plural)
χέννῐον (singular vocative)
χεννῐ́ω (dual vocative)
χέννῐᾰ (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Egyptian [script needed] (chennu).

quail, salted and eaten by the Egyptians


σπίνδαλος

σπῐ́νδᾰλος • (spíndalos) m (genitive σπῐνδᾰ́λου); second declension

σπῐ́νδᾰλος (canonical)
spíndalos (romanization)
σπῐνδᾰ́λου (genitive)
ὁ σπῐ́νδᾰλος (nominative singular)
τὼ σπῐνδᾰ́λω (dual nominative)
οἱ σπῐ́νδᾰλοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ σπῐνδᾰ́λου (genitive singular)
τοῖν σπῐνδᾰ́λοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν σπῐνδᾰ́λων (genitive plural)
τῷ σπῐνδᾰ́λῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν σπῐνδᾰ́λοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς σπῐνδᾰ́λοις (dative plural)
τὸν σπῐ́νδᾰλον (accusative singular)
τὼ σπῐνδᾰ́λω (accusative dual)
τοὺς σπῐνδᾰ́λους (accusative plural)
σπῐ́νδᾰλε (singular vocative)
σπῐνδᾰ́λω (dual vocative)
σπῐ́νδᾰλοι (plural vocative)

→ Translingual: Spindalis

Francolinus pondicerianus
Francolinus pondicerianus#Translingual

An Indian bird resembling the francolin, perhaps Ortygornis pondicerianus (syn. Francolinus pondicerianus, grey francolin)


ὀρτύκιον

head

ὀρτύκιον • (ortúkion) n

> Greek: ορτύκι (ortýki) (inherited)

desctree

> Pontic Greek: ορτύκιν (ortýkin), ορτύκι (ortýki), ορτέκιν (ortékin), ορτέκ' (orték') (inherited)
→ Laz: ოტრიკე (oťriǩe), ორტიკი (orťiǩi), ოტრიჭი (oťriç̌i)

From ὄρτυξ (órtux) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).


κόττος

kóttos (romanization)
τὸ κόττος (nominative singular)
τοῦ κόττος (genitive singular)
τῷ κόττος (dative singular)
τὸ κόττος (accusative singular)
κόττος (singular vocative)

Of unclear origin:
* Beekes derives the word from κοττῐ́ς (kottís, “hairdress with long hair on the forehead”), as the crests of chickens resemble such hairstyles.
* Masica considers the word as a Dravidian borrowing, and suggests either Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀵𑀺 (kōḻi) or Old Telugu కోడి (kōḍi) as the source. As chickens were first domesticated in Southeast Asia and potentially passed through South Asia before arriving in Western Eurasia, this is plausible; however, the word for "chicken" in other Mediterranean languages used for sea trade (including presumably Phoenician and Etruscan) does not resemble that of the Greek or Dravidian forms, casting doubt on the theory.

unk

unclear