ὄρτυξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄρτῠξ (órtuxm (genitive ὄρτῠγος or ὄρτῠκος); third declension

  1. common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. harefoot plantain (Plantago lagopus)
    Synonyms: ἀρνόγλωσσον (arnóglōsson), στελέφουρος (steléphouros)

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Descendants

  • Latin: ortyx

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