ἀσκαλώπας
μεριμνᾷς καὶ τυρβάζῃ περὶ πολλά → you are worried and bothered about so many things, thou art careful and troubled about many things, you are worried and upset about many things
English (LSJ)
ὁ, prob. woodcock, Scolopax ruricola, Arist.HA617b23.
Spanish (DGE)
ὁ
orn. becada, Scolopax rusticola Arist.HA 617b23.
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.
German (Pape)
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.
