πέρδιξ

English (LSJ)

Cret. πήριξ Hsch., ῑκος S.Fr.323, Nicopho 18, ῐκος Archil. 106, Epich.84, ὁ and ἡ :—A partridge, Ar.Av.767; οἱ ὄρτυγες καὶ οἱ π. X.Mem.2.1.4; σκοπέλων μετανάστρια π. AP7.204 (Agath.): prov., πέρδιξ ὄρουσον = 'look sharp', Ar.Fr.523.

Translatum

Neither the proverb πέρδιξ ὄρουσον (lit. “rush [like a] partridge”?), nor the aorist active imperative singular ὄρουσον is attested anywhere in ancient Greek. The convoluted history of this “proverb” is given in Koch’s edition of the comic fragments (1880): Photius has παραιξορουσον, Suda παρεξόρουσον, Dindorf Πάρι, ἐξόρουσον, Meineke πάρεξ ὄρουσον, etc. Someone after Koch must have added a partridge (πέρδιξ) into that pear-tree of guesswork. The Aristophanes-fragment (523) has been omitted in Edmond’s edition of comic fragments (1957), so the LSJ online ref. draws a blank [1].

German (Pape)

[Seite 564] ικος, ὁ und ἡ, das Rebhuhn; Soph. frg. 300; Ar. Av. 297; Arist. H. A. 6, 1 u. Folgde. – [Bei Archil. 51 in Ath. 388 f ist ι kurz.]

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πέρδιξ: -ῑκος, ὁ καὶ ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, κοινῶς «πέρδικα», Λατ. perdix· [γεν. -ῑκος, Σοφ. Ἀποσπ. 300, Νικοφ. ἐν «Χειρογάστορσι» 4, κ. ἀλλ., πρβλ. περδίκιον· ἀλλὰ -ῐκος, Ἀρχίλ. 95, Ἐπίχ. 63 Ahr.].

French (Bailly abrégé)

ικος (ὁ ou ἡ)
perdrix, oiseau.
Étymologie: DELG πέρδομαι.

Spanish

perdiz

Greek Monolingual

και κρητ. τ. πήριξ, -ικος, ὁ, ἡ, Α
βλ. πέρδικα.

Greek Monotonic

πέρδιξ: -ῑκος, ὁ και ἡ, πέρδικα, Λατ. perdix, σε Σοφ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

πέρδιξ -ικος, ὁ, ἡ patrijs.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

πέρδιξ: ῑκος ὁ и ἡ куропатка Xen., Soph., Arph. etc.

Frisk Etymological English

-ικος
Grammatical information: m. f.
Meaning: partridge (Archil., Epich., S., Ar., X.).
Other forms: Cret. πήριξ (H., with -ηρ- from -ερδ-, s. Schwyzer 286).
Compounds: Some compp., e.g. περδικο-θήρας m. "hunter of partridges", kind of hawk, συρο-πέρδιξ = Σύρος πέρδιξ (Ael.).
Derivatives: περδίκιον n. dimin. (Com.), also pl.n. (Thphr., Dsc.; Strömberg Pfl.n. 118), -ιδεύς m. young partridge (Eust.), -ειος of the partridge (Poll.), -ιάς, -ιάδος f. pl.n. (Gal.), -ίτης m. name of a stone (Alex. Trall.; Redard 59).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: With ικ-suffix (cf. βέμβιξ a.o.; Schwyzer 497, Chantraine Form. 382; also Specht Ursprung 204) from πέρδομαι after its droning flying up (Schwentner KZ 65, 118). To be rejected Charpentier KZ 47, 175ff.: as inherited to Skt. pŕ̥dāku- m. viper, snake (cf. Mayrhofer s. v.). - Rather a Pre-Greek word (so not from πέρδομαι). S. Taillardat, Images $ 222.

Middle Liddell

πέρδιξ, ῑκος,
a partridge, Lat. perdix, Soph.

Frisk Etymology German

πέρδιξ: -ῐκος
{pérdiks}
Forms: kret. πήριξ (H., mit -ηρ- aus -ερδ-, s. Schwyzer 286).
Grammar: m. f.
Meaning: Rebhuhn (Archil., Epich., S., Ar., X. usw.),
Composita : Einige Kompp., z.B. περδικοθήρας m. " Rebhuhnjäger", Art Habicht, συροπέρδιξ = Σύρος πέρδιξ (Ael.).
Derivative: Davon περδίκιον n. Demin. (Kom.), auch Pfl.n. (Thphr., Dsk.; Strömberg Pfl.n. 118), -ιδεύς m. junges Rebhuhn (Eust.), -ειος vom Rebhuhn (Poll.), -ιάς, -ιάδος f. Pfl.n. (Gal.), -ίτης m. N. eines Steins (Alex. Trall.; Redard 59).
Etymology : Mit ικ-Sufflx (vgl. βέμβιξ u.a.; Schwyzer 497, Chantraine Form. 382; auch Specht Ursprung 204) von πέρδομαι nach dem schwirrenden Aufflug (Schwentner KZ 65, 118). Abzulehnen Charpentier KZ 47, 175ff.: als Erbwort zu aind. pŕ̥dāku- m. Natter, Schlange (vgl. Mayrhofer s. v.).
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