ἴωψ

ἴωψ
ἴωψ, -ωπος
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: name of a small fish (Nic., Call. in Ath., Ael., Hdn. Gr. 1, 247).
Other forms: Boeot. Ϝίωψ (BCH 60, 28, IIa)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Thompson Fishes s. v. No doubt a local word (small useless fishes, cf. α..., ἰκταρ 3, i.e. a Pre-Greek word. I think therefore, that is started with wy-, on which see ἰύζω. It will have had -ap-, which became -op- before the labial (and long vowel, as the - normal - o was longer than the i indicating palatalization?).
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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