οὖραξ

οὖραξ
οὖραξ, -αγος
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Att. `name of the bird τέτριξ' (Arist.).
Derivatives: PG [Pre-Greek] [Pre-Greek]
Origin: The suffix occurs in Pre-Greek, and it has parallels with the three Pre-Greek vowels, -υγ- -ῑγ- (with long vowel as often in Pre-Greek), Chantraine Form. 397, cf. λάταξ. This means that the word is Pre-Greek, and has prob. nothing to do with the word for `tail'.
See also: s. οὑρά.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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