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ψιττάκη

psittake

parrot

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What it meant

1. ψιττάκη · psittakē — Beekes

ψιττάκη [f] ‘parrot’ (Arist.). eVAR wittakds (accent after Hdn. Gr. 1, 150) [m.] (Call, Plu, D. S.), also σιττακός (Phld., Arr.), τάκη (v.L Arist.), » βίττακος, oittac: ὄρνις ποιός, ἔνιοι δὲ τὸν ψιττακὸν λέγουσιν (H.). *ETYM Formerly assumed to be a foreign word of Oriental origin, connected with Skt. stika- [m.] ‘parrot’. Fur.: 325 thinks the Indic word should be left aside, and asks if it … — [Beekes, s.v. ψιττάκη, p. 1720]

2. ψιττάκη · psittakē — Chantraine

ψιττάκη : f. (Arist.), avec formes diverses : ψυττακός m. (Call., D.S., Plu., pap.), σιττακός (Phld., Arr.), βίττακος (Eub., Gtes.}, σίττας * ὄρνις ποιός "ἔνιοι δὲ τὸν ψιττακὸν λέγουσιν (Hsch.) : « perroquet ». — [Chantraine, s.v. ψιττάκη, p. 1312]

3. Ψιττάκη · Psittakē — Frisk

Ψιττάκη £. (Arist.), ψιττακός (Akz. nach Han. Gr. 1, 150) m. (Kall, Plu., D.S. usw.), ‘Papagei’; auch σιττακός (Phld., Arr.; -dxn Arist. ν. 1.), βίττακος (s.d.), σίττας" ὄρνις ποιός. ἔνιοι δὲ τὸν ψιττακὸν λέγουσιν H. — Fremdwort orient. Ursprungs, letzten Endes wohl zu aind. süuke- m. "Papage!i’, s. Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 2, 152f. Lat. ΤΑ p»sittacus > nhd. Sittich. — [Frisk, s.v. Ψιττάκη, p. 2111]

4. ψιττάκη · psittakē — LSJ

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