ἴυγγος

ἴυγξ, ἴυγγος

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: name of a bird, Iynx torquilla' (Arist., Ael.), who was bound to a turning wheel among incantations, to win back a lost love; from there `spell, charm' (Pi., Ar., X.; cf. Gow JournofHellStud. 54, 1ff. and Theocr. 2, 41; cf. Kretschmer Glotta 26, 63); also (mostly in plur.) name of certain Chaldaic gods (Procl., Dam.).

Derivatives: Ίύγγιος month-name in Thessaly (IG 9 : 2, 258, 5; to Ίυγγίης ὁ Διόνυσος H.?, cf. on ἰύζω); ἰυγγικός `belonging to the ἴυγγες' (Dam.).

Origin: see ἰύζω

Etymology: Formation as πῶυγξ, στρίγξ, σύριγξ and other names of birds and musical instruments (Chantraine Formation 3 a. 398). From ἰύζω after the crying (e. g. Osthoff MU 4, 185 n. 2), poss. as original loanword (Bq) adapted to ἰύζω. The latter is no doubt correct.

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