"πίφιγξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pí.pʰiŋks/, /ˈpi.ɸiŋks/, /ˈpi.fiŋks/, /pí.pʰiŋks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpi.pʰiŋks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpi.ɸiŋks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpi.fiŋks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpi.fiŋks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: πῐ́φῐγξ [canonical], pĭ́phĭnx [romanization], πῐ́φῐγγος [genitive]
Etymology: Probably an onomatopoeia, and as such comparable to πιππίζω (pippízō, “to chirp”), πιπώ (pipṓ, “woodpecker”); the suffix is reminiscent of instances such as σάλπιγξ (sálpinx), πέρδιξ (pérdix), and the morphological variation between -ιγξ (-inx) and -ιξ (-ix) strongly points to Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|f|third|gen=πῐ́φῐγγος|head=πῐ́φῐγξ}} πῐ́φῐγξ • (pĭ́phĭnx) f (genitive πῐ́φῐγγος); third declension
  1. unknown kind of bird Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: πίφηξ (píphēx), πίφιξ (píphix)
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