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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">woodcock, Scolopax ruricola (rusticola?)</b> (Arist.)<br />Other forms: ending with long <b class="b3">α</b>?<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Prob. identical with <b class="b3">σκολόπαξ</b>. A substr. word with typical variations.
|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">woodcock, Scolopax ruricola (rusticola?)</b> (Arist.)<br />Other forms: ending with long [[α]]?<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Prob. identical with [[σκολόπαξ]]. A substr. word with typical variations.
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Full diacritics: ἀσκαλώπας Medium diacritics: ἀσκαλώπας Low diacritics: ασκαλώπας Capitals: ΑΣΚΑΛΩΠΑΣ
Transliteration A: askalṓpas Transliteration B: askalōpas Transliteration C: askalopas Beta Code: a)skalw/pas

English (LSJ)

ὁ, prob.

   A woodcock, Scolopax ruricola, Arist.HA617b23.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀσκαλώπας: ὁ, εἶδος πτηνοῦ ὅπερ ὁ Ἀριστοτέλης (Ἱστ. Ζ. 9. 26) περιγράφει λεπτομερῶς ὡς ἑξῆς: ἀσκαλώπας δ’ ἐν τοῖς κήποις ἁλίσκεται ἕρκεσιν· τὸ μέγεθος ὅσον ἀλεκτορίς, τὸ ῥύγχος μακρόν, τὸ χρῶμα ὅμοιον ἀτταγῆνι· τρέχει δὲ ταχὺ καὶ φιλάνθρωπόν ἐστιν ἐπιεικῶς. - ἐν Κρήτῃ τανῦν εἶδος γλαυκὸς ὀνομάζεται σκλῶπα.

Spanish (DGE)


orn. becada, Scolopax rusticola Arist.HA 617b23.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀσκᾰλώπας: ου ὁ предполож. бекас или кулик (Scolopax gallinago, phaeopus или rusticola) Arst.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: woodcock, Scolopax ruricola (rusticola?) (Arist.)
Other forms: ending with long α?
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Prob. identical with σκολόπαξ. A substr. word with typical variations.