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κέρκηρις

kerkeris

εως [5] name of a water-bird (PCair

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What it meant

1. κέρκηρις · kerkēris — Beekes

κέρκηρις, -εως [5] name of a water-bird (PCair. Zen. 3880, III*, BGU 1252, 30, II*), Lat. cerceris (Varro LL 5: 79). *DER Cf. > kepxiwv [m.]. *ETYM Compared with Lat. querquédula, which is paraphrased with κερκήδης (gloss. 3, 319, 13, etc.). It is uncertain whether κέρκηρις belongs to κέρκος or to the group of κρέξ. — [Beekes, s.v. κέρκηρις, p. 726]

2. κέρκηρις · kerkēris — Chantraine

κέρκηρις, “eus : nom d'un oiseau aquatique (pap., nie et ne s. av.); cf, Varron, δ. L. 5,79 où cerceris est donné comme équivalent de querquëdula «sarcelle », tandis que Gloss. 3,319,13 donnent κερκήδης. — [Chantraine, s.v. κέρκηρις, p. 533]

3. κέρκηρις · kerkēris — Frisk

κέρκηρις, -εως N. eines Wasservogels (PCair. Zen. 888}, 1118, BGU 1252, 30, II®), lat. cerceris (Varro LL 5, 79; mit querquödula verglichen, das Gloss. 3, 319, 13 u.ö. durch κερκήδης paraphrasiert wird); κερκίων m. N. eines indischen sprechenden Vogels, Art Mynah (Acridotheres tristis oder Gracula religiosa?; Ael.NA 16, 3; Thompson Birds s.v.); κερκορώνους Akk. pl. N. unbekannter indischer Vögel (Ael. NA 15, 14). — … — [Frisk, s.v. κέρκηρις, p. 862]

4. κέρκηρις · kerkēris — LSJ

bird, querquedula cerceris

bird, PCair.Zen. 186.10 (iii B.C.), BGU 1252.30 (ii B.C.); querquedula cerceris, Varr. LL 5.79; cf.foreg.

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