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ἰκτῖνος

iktinos

kite

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What it meant

1. ἰκτῖνος · iktinos — Beekes

ἰκτῖνος [m.] ‘kite’ (IA). «1ὲ *tkiH-in- ‘kite’> 586 ixttc, -160¢ *VAR Also (secondary?) iktiv (-ic), gen. -ivog (com., Paus.), after δελφίς acc. to Thompson 1895 s.v. *ETYM For the formation, ἐχῖνος has been compared (Chantraine 1933: 204), but ἰκτῖνος is probably inherited and identical with Arm. c‘in ‘id.’. Skt. syend- [m.] ‘eagle, falcon’, Av. saéna- name of a big bird of prey are rather deviant. For the … — [Beekes, s.v. ἰκτῖνος, p. 632]

2. ἰκτῖνος · iktinos — Chantraine

ἰκτῖνος : m. (ion.-att.), secondairement athématique gén. ἰκτῖνος, etc. (Com., Paus.) avec le nominatif ἱκτίν {Lyr. in Philol. 80,336) ou -ἰς (Hsch.), p.-ê. d’après δελφίς : «milan royal», v. Thompson, Birds s.u. El.: Formation comme ἐχῖνος, mais ancienne, répond à arm. çin « milan», cf. Schwyzer, Gr. Gr. 1,413 et 325. Voir en dernier lieu Merlingen, Gedenkschr. Kretschmer 2,53 sq. Rapport possible avec ἴκτερος. — [Chantraine, s.v. ἰκτῖνος, p. 475]

3. ἰκτῖνος · iktinos — Frisk

ἰκτῖνος m. (ion. att.), sekundär ἐκτίν (-ic), -woc (Kom., Paus. u.a., vgl. Thompson Birds s.v.; nach δελφίς) “der Weihe, Hühnergeier’. — Bildung wie ἐχῖνος u.a. (Schwyzer 491, Chantraine Formation 204), aber wahrscheinlich altererbt und mit arm. gin “ds.” identisch (zum Lautlichen Schwyzer 413 und 325; dazu Deroy Ant. Class. 23, 305ff.). Aind. $yend- m. “Adler, Falke’, aw. sa&na- N. eines großen Raubvogels weichen … — [Frisk, s.v. ἰκτῖνος, p. 751]

4. ἰκτῖνος · iktinos — LSJ

kite, Miluus regalis

kite, Miluus regalis, Semon. 12, Hdt. 2.22, S. Fr. 111, 767, Ar. Av. 502, al., Pl. Phd. 82a, Men. 926; ἰκτίνου ἀγχιστρόφου ἦθος Thgn. 1261; φεύγεις ἰκτίνου σχέτλιον ἦθος ἔχων Id. 1302.

II wolf

a kind of wolf, Opp. C. 3.331. (Cf. Arm. çin ‘kite’.)

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἰκτῖνος (scan pp. 632-633; entry #2712).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἰκτῖνος (scan p. 475; entry #3356).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἰκτῖνος (scan p. 751; entry #2591).

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