κίκιρρος
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
ὁ, cock, Hsch.: κίκκα, ἡ, hen, Id.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
ἀλεκτρυών Hsch.
Étymologie: onomatopée.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κίκιρρος: ἢ κίκκος, ὁ, ἀλεκτρυών, «κόκορας», Ἡσύχ.· κίκκα, ἡ, ἡ ἀλεκτορίς, «ὄρνιθα», ὁ αὐτ.
Greek Monolingual
κίκιρρος, ὁ (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ἀλεκτρυών», πετεινός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ονοματοποιία από την κραυγή του πετεινού].
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: ἀλεκτρυών; κίκκα ἀλεκτορίς; κικκός ἀλεκτρυών H.
Derivatives: PN Cicirrus s.WaldoHofmann s.v.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Onomatopoetic words; cf. e. g. NHG. kikeriki natural sound of the cock etc. Cicirrus, Osc. cognomen of Messius (Hor. Sat. 1, 5, 52), prob. prop. game-cock referring to the in lower Italy used cock-masks (W.-Hofmann s. v.).
Frisk Etymology German
κίκιρρος: {kíkirros}
Meaning: ἀλεκτρυών, κίκκα· ἀλεκτορίς, κικκός· ἀλεκτρυών H.
Etymology: Onomatopoetische Wörter; vgl. z. B. nhd. kikeriki Naturlaut des Hahnes usw. Zu κίκιρρος (aus Diodors Γλῶσσαι Ἰταλικαί?) stimmt Cicirrus, osk. Cognomen des Messius (Hor. Sat. 1, 5, 52), wohl eig. Kampfhahn mit Beziehung auf die in der unteritalischen Posse geläufige Hahnenmaske (W.-Hofmann s. v. nach Heinze zur Horazstelle).
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