ορτύκι
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὀρτύκιον (ortúkion), diminutive of ὄρτυξ (órtux).
Noun
ορτύκι • (ortýki) n (plural ορτύκια)
- quail (game bird)
Declension
Declension of ορτύκι
Related terms
- κοινό ορτύκι n (koinó ortýki, “common quail”)
- ορτυκάκι n (ortykáki, “quail chick”)
Further reading
- ορτύκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
ορτύκι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
