- ὀρταλίς
- ὀρταλίςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `hen' (Nic. Al. 294).Derivatives: ὀρτάλιχος m. `young bird' (A. Ag. 54, Ar. Ach. 871, AP, Opp.), `young animal' (S. Fr. 793), `chick' (Theoc.), -ιχεύς m. `id.' (Nic. Al. 228: acc. -ῆα, metr. enlargement at verse-end; Bosshardt 64). Denomin. ἀν-ορταλίζω `to prance, to clap the wings like a hen (cock)' v.t. (Ar. Eq. 1344).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Popular formations in -ίς resp. -ιχος (ἀηδονίς, κόψιχος etc.; Chantraine 344 a. 403, Schwyzer 465 a. 498), first from an λ-stem (unless rather with complete -αλίς as in συκ-αλίς, δορκ-αλίς [: δορκ-άς] a.o.), lastly from a noun *ὀρτος of unknown meaning. The obvious connection with ὄρνυμαι `rise, come into movement' (cf. κονι-ορ-τός, θέ-ορ-τος) does not mean much semantically. Cf. Baunack Phil. 70, 465 f.Page in Frisk: 2,428-429
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.