φασιανός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Φᾱσῐᾱνός (Phāsiānós, Phasian) (with the implied substantive ὄρνις (órnis, bird)) from Φᾶσῐς (Phâsis, Phasis), from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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φᾱσῐᾱνός (phāsiānósm (genitive φᾱσῐᾱνοῦ); second declension

  1. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
    Synonym: τέταρος (tétaros)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: φασιανός (fasianós)
  • Classical Syriac: ܦܣܝܢܐ (pasyānā)
  • Hebrew: פסיון (pasyon)
  • Latin: phāsiānus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Armenian: փասիան (pʻasian) (see there for further descendants)
  • Translingual: Phasianus

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Noun

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φασιανός (fasianósm (plural φασιανοί)

  1. pheasant

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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