- στρί(γ)ξ 1
- στρί(γ)ξ 1.Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `owl' (Carm. Pop., Theognost.); cf. στρίγλος ... οἱ δε νυκτοκόρακα H.Other forms: Also στλίξ), acc. στρίγγα.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Formation as γλαῦξ, σκώψ, λύγξ a.o. and identical with Lat. strix, -gis `screech-owl' (since Plaut.) except for the nasal, perh. as loan. After usual supposition sound-imitating to τρίζω (s. v.) and strīdeō. Diff. Thieme Die Heimat d. idg. Grundsprache 37 (with Meister): to Lat. stringō as "the striking (slipping past)". -- The word looks like a Pre-Greek word (with prenasalization).Page in Frisk: 2,810
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.