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κατρεύς

katreus

ἕως [m

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What it meant

1. κατρεύς · katreus — Beekes

κατρεύς, -ἕως [m.] name of an Indian peacock (Clitarch., Nonn.). «τὴν Ind.?> *ETYM Unknown, probably Indian; for the formation, cf. ἐριθεύς, χλωρεύς, etc. (BoShardt 1942: 20). It hardly belongs to the Cretan town name Katpevc, Katpn, as per Bofhardt op. cit. 74. Cf. Thompson 1895 s.v. — [Beekes, s.v. κατρεύς, p. 704]

2. κατρεύς · katreus — Chantraine

κατρεύς : serait un oiseau de l'Inde, p.-ê. une variété de faisan (Clitarch., Nonn.), cf. Thompson, Birds s.u. Le suffixe -εὐς se trouve dans d’autres noms d'oiseaux comme ἐριθεύς, χλωρεύς. Et.: Inconnue. P.-6. emprunt. Rien à tirer du nom de ville crétoise Κάτρη (2), ni du héros mythologique Karpebc. — [Chantraine, s.v. κατρεύς, p. 519]

3. κατρεύς · katreus — Frisk

κατρεύς, -ἔως m. N. einer indischen Pfauenart (Klitarch., Nonn.). — Herkunft unbekannt, wohl indisch; zur Bildung vgl. ἐριϑεύς, χλωρεύς und andere Vogelnamen (Bosshardt Die Nom. auf -evs 20). Bosshardt 74 erinnert als Alternative an die kretische Stadt Kargevs, Karen. — Zum Sachlichen Thompson Birds s.v. — [Frisk, s.v. κατρεύς, p. 833]

4. κατρεύς · katreus — LSJ

monal pheasant

an lndian bird, prob. the monal pheasant, Clitarch. 20, 21 J., Nonn. D. 26.212.

Where it came from

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