βύᾱς

βύᾱς
βύᾱς
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: `eagle-owl, Strix bubo' (Arist.).
Derivatives: Verb βύζω (βύας ἔβυξε D. C., s. Schwyzer 716). Postverbal βῦζα = βύας (Nic.).
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: From the imitation βῦ after the nouns in auf -ᾱς (Schwyzer 461, Chantr. Form. 27f., 30). Elementary sound-imitation: Arm. bu `owl' (= Georg. bu), NPers. būm `id.', Lat. būbō, Bulg. buh. See Pok. 97f., Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 2, 216. André, Oiseaux 45. Cf. βύκτης.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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