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ὕραξ

urax

shrew-mouse

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What it meant

1. ὕραξ · hyrax — Beekes

ὕραξ, -ακος [m.] ‘shrew-mouse’ (Nic. Al. 37). *ETYM The word is close in form to Lat. sorex, -icis [m.] ‘id’, and is probably related to it. The suffix -αξ is Pre-Greek, like (probably) the word itself; the Latin word may come from the same source. On Lat. ὁ beside Gr. v, cf. Fur. 361. The older connection with Latin susurrus ‘humming, whisper, εἰς, Gr. ὕρον: σμῆνος. Κρῆτες ‘beehive, swarm of bees (Cret.) … — [Beekes, s.v. ὕραξ, p. 1587]

2. ὑράξ · hyrax — Beekes

ὑράξ [adv] - μίγδην, ἀναμίξ ‘promiscuously’ (H.), see also on θιλύρα. ὕσκλος, ὕσχλος 1537 VAR Also ὑρράξ or ὕρραξ, if the word is Aeolic (Theognost. Can. 23). *ETYM Perhaps a variant of εὐράξ (DELG)? There is no connection with » bpag. — [Beekes, s.v. ὑράξ, p. 1587]

3. ὕραξ · hyrax — Chantraine

ὕραξ, -ἀκος πι. « musaraigne » (Nic. AI. 37). Et. : Le rapport avec le lat. sôrex « souris » est évident, cf. Ernout, Philologica 1, 142. On poserait *sur-ak- répondant à “swbr-ak-. Même suffixe que dans d'autres noms d’animaux, ἀσπάλαξ, δέλφαξ, σκύλαξ, etc. L'étymologie est obscure, toutefois Donat ad Ter. Eunuchum 1024, enseigne que l'animal était ainsi appelé en raison de son cri strident (stridere, strepere). … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὕραξ, p. 1180]

4. ὑράξ · hyrax — Chantraine

ὑράξ : μίγδην, ἀναμίξ (Hsch.), ὑρράξ ou ὕρραξ, si le mot est éolien (Theognost. Can. 23). Adverbes en -ἀξ comme πατάξ, εὐράξ, etc. Serait-ce une variante de εὐράξ ? Aucun rapport plausible avec le précédent. — [Chantraine, s.v. ὑράξ, p. 1180]

5. ὕραξ · hyrax — Frisk

ὕραξ, -axos m. “Spitzmaus’ (Nik. Al. 37). — Die Ähnlichkeit mit lat. sörex, -icis m. ‘ds.’ ist natürlich schon längst beobachtet worden (s. Curtius 354f.). Nach Don. zu Ter. Eun. 1024 (5. Ernout-Meillet und W.-Hofmann s. v.) wurde das Tier nach seinem Pfeifen benannt, was Anknüpfung an die Sippe von susurrus "Summen, Flüstern usw.’ ermöglicht. Grundformen mithin *sur-ak- bzw. swör-ak-, u. zw. als alte Ablautformen? … — [Frisk, s.v. ὕραξ, p. 1945]

6. ὕραξ · hyrax — LSJ

mouse, shrew-mouse

mouse or shrew-mouse, Nic. Al. 37. (Cf. Lat. sorex ‘shrew’.)

7. ὑράξ · hyrax — LSJ

promiscuously

promiscuously, Hsch.; Aeol. ὔρραξ Theognost. Can. 23, interpol. in Suid. ὕργα· πτύον, Theognost. Can. 23: cf. ὕριγγα.

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