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Ancient Greek
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pí.pʰiŋks/ → /ˈpi.ɸiŋks/ → /ˈpi.fiŋks/
Noun
πῐ́φῐγξ • (pĭ́phĭnx) f (genitive πῐ́φῐγγος); third declension
- unknown kind of bird
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