- κολλύ̄ρα
- κολλύ̄ρα (-ού-)Meaning: meaning uncertain, prob. `cake, tablet'; cf. κόλλιξ and κόλλαβος (Ar., Thphr., LXX, pap.).Other forms: also κολλούραDerivatives: Diminut. κολλυρίς and κολλύριον (-ού-) (LXX, pap.); κολλύριον (-ού-) usu. `eye-salve, salve in gen.' (in the form of a tablet; Apok., Arr., medic., inscr. a. pap.); κολλυρικός `made from κολλῦραι' (Plaut. Pers. 95), κολλυρίζω `bake κ.' (LXX), κολλυριόομαι in κεκολλυριωμένον (cod. -ρόμενον) λευκῳ̃ κεχρισμένον H.; κολλυρίων m. name of a bird prob. a `thrush' (Arist.; H. also κορυλλίων), motive of the name unknown (cf. Thompson Birds s. v.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Formation like ἄγκῡρα, γέφυρα, λέπῡρον a. o. (Chantraine Formation 234), further unknown. Cf. on κόλλοψ. Like the words in -υρα prob. Pre-Greek (Beekes, Pre-Greek, suff.). If the variation -υ\/ου- is old, this also points to Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,900
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.