- σκυρθάλιος
- σκυρθάλιοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: νεανίσκος H. Also σκυρθάλια (-ιᾶς cod.) Θεόφραστος τοὺς ἐφήβους οὕτω φησὶ καλεῖσθαι, Διονύσιος δε τοὺς μείρακας H.Derivatives: Besides σκυρθάνια τοὺς ἐφήβους οἱ Λάκωνες Phot. With metathesis σκύθραξ μεῖραξ, ἔφηβος H. Without σ- (dissim. because of Lac. -σ- from -θ-?) in κυρσίον μειράκιον H., Lac. κυρσάνιος `id.' (Ar. Lys.); cf. Bechtel Dial. 2, 376.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Formation like νηφ-άλιος a. o. Since Fick 1, 142 compared with Skt. kr̥dhú- `shortened, mutilated', á-skr̥dho-yu- `not shortened, not needy', to which further a widespread Lithuanian group, a. o. skurstù, skurdaũ skur̃sti `suffer want', `stay back in growth, languish', nu-skur̃dęs `impoverished, neglected'; one may also compare Lat. cordus `born late' (Persson Beitr. 1, 164ff.); s. except Bq and WP. 2, 590 esp. Fraenkel s. skur̃sti w. further references. -- The Gr. υ-vowel would then have to be considered as zero grade (Schwyzer 351, also W.-Hofmann s. cordus w. lit.) [which is improbable]. -- The variation may point to a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,743
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.