ὀρτύκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Noun

ὀρτύκιον • (ortúkion) n (Byzantine)

1. quail (bird)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• ὀρτύκιον in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• “ορτύκι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998