- Ἴτυς
- Ἴτυς, -υοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: son of Tereus and Prokne, who was changed into a nightingale (A., S., Ar.); or: arisen fron the call of the nightingale, cf. S. El. 148 (lyr.): ἅ Ἴτῠν αἰεν Ἴτῡν ὀλοφύρεται (on the length of the υ cf. Schulze Kl. Schr. 401); also as adj. in unclear meaning (metr. inscr. from Cappadocia; cf. Ryba Rev. de phil. 57, 113ff. and ἴτυλος below).Derivatives: with suffix Ἴτυλος son of Zethos and Aëdon (τ 522; also H. = μόνος, ὀρφανός, νέος, ἁπαλός; Pherekyd. 124 J.); also Ίτυμονεύς (Λ 672, A. R.)?;Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: On the formation Boßhardt Die Nom. auf -ευς 97, Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 105 A. 1. From Ἴτυς perh. also ἴτυξ name of a bird (Phot., Suid.); cf. ὄρτυξ, ἴυγξ etc. Fur. 180 compares ἴδυξ = ἴκτις; he separates the name Ἰτυς. The name will be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,744
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.