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κίσιρνις

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Menander, Monostichoi, 319
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Full diacritics: κίσιρνις Medium diacritics: κίσιρνις Low diacritics: κίσιρνις Capitals: ΚΙΣΙΡΝΙΣ
Transliteration A: kísirnis Transliteration B: kisirnis Transliteration C: kisirnis Beta Code: ki/sirnis

English (LSJ)

a bird, Hsch. κίσπρα· πικρὰ τὸ ἦθος, παλίγκοτος (Cos), Id.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: ὄρνις ποιός H.
Other forms: Cf. κίσσιρις εἶδος ὀρνέου H.; also κίσινδις (Su.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Unknown. Pre-Greek has a suffix (beginning with a) nasal added after ρ, s. Fur. 48 n. 126, and 215 n. 62 and 387.