κόθουρος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: adjunct of <b class="b3">κηφήν</b> or the drone, <b class="b2">without sting</b> (Hes. Op. 304); <b class="b3">κόθουριν</b> (cod. <b class="b3">-οῦ-</b>) <b class="b3">ἀλώπεκα</b> H.<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Like <b class="b3">κόλουρος</b>, f. <b class="b3">-ρις</b> <b class="b2">with cut (short) tail</b> (of the fox etc.) from <b class="b3">κόλος</b> and <b class="b3">οὑρά</b>, thus without doubt <b class="b3">κόθουρος</b> to <b class="b3">κοθώ βλάβη</b> H., which is further unclear. In H. also <b class="b3">κορθώ βλάβη</b>; so <b class="b3">κόθουρος</b> for <b class="b3">*κορθ-ουρος</b> and <b class="b3">κοθώ</b> derived from <b class="b3">κόθουρος</b>? - With <b class="b3">κορθώ</b> cf. Skt. <b class="b2">kr̥dhú-</b> [[shortened]], [[mutilated]], [[invalid]] (but this would have given <b class="b3">*κραθ-υ-</b> in Greek). - Fur. 198 connects [[κοντός]], <b class="b3">κονδός</b>, with similar meaning, s.v.<br />See also: s. [[κυρσάνιος]].