τέτραξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Originally onomatopoeic. For the suffix, compare the bird names κόραξ (kórax, crow) and πέρδιξ (pérdix, partridge). Similar bird names are Lithuanian tetervà (grey hen), Proto-Slavic *tetervь (black grouse), Proto-Iranian *tatr̥wáh (pheasant) and Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittira, partridge). From the same onomatopoeic root are τετράων (tetráōn), τέτριξ (tétrix), τατύρας (tatúras), τέταρος (tétaros) and τετράζω (tetrázō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τέτρᾰξ (tétraxm (genitive τέτρᾰγος or τέτρᾰκος); third declension

  1. hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Tetrax

Further reading

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