τέτριξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic. 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), τέτραξ (tétrax), τατύρας (tatúras), τέταρος (tétaros) and τετράζω (tetrázō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τέτρῐξ (tétrixf (genitive τέτρῐγος); third declension

  1. pipit (bird of the genus Anthus)
    Synonym: οὖραξ (oûrax)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Tetrix

Further reading

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