σπαράσιον

Greek Monolingual

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(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ὄρνιον ἐμφερές στρουθῷ».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Βλ. λ. σποργίλος].

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: ὄρνεον ἐμφερες τῳ̃ στρουθῳ̃ H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (V)
Etymology: σπαρ-άσιον like κοράσιον. The forms with -γ- (see on σποργίλος) have a counterpart in a Germ. and Balt. name of the sparrow: MHG sperke, OPr. spurglis, also spergle-wanag<is> sparrow-hawk ("sparrow-vulture"(?). If from *σπαρϜ-άσιον, σπαράσιον can be compared with a widespread Germ. name of the sparrow, e.g. Goth. sparwa, OHG sparo, OWNo. spǫrr, PGm. *sparu̯a(n)-. -- Furnée 226 compares σμάρδικον στρουθίον H.