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|etymtx=ion. -ρή<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: `[[cropping of the hair]], [[the beard]], [[wool]], also of trees and grass; `[[lock of hair]], [[of wool]], [[fur]]; `<b class="b2">cut-off end, slips of wood</b> (IA.).<br />Derivatives: 1. [[κουρεύς]] m. `[[shaver]], [[barber]] (Att.); name of a bird (H.; after the sound), with [[κουρεῖον]] `[[barber-shop]] (Att.), with [[κουρεακός]] `[[talkative]] (Plb.; on the formation Schwyzer 497); also [[κουρευτής]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Gloss.), f. [[κουρεύτρια]] (Plu.), [[κουρευτικός]] [[used for shaving]] (sch., Olymp.); cf. [[κουρεύομαι]] below; on [[κουρεύς]] etc. Boßhardt Die Nomina auf <b class="b3">-ευς</b> 46. - 2. [[κούρειον]] (<b class="b3">-εον</b>) n. `[[sacrifice of hair]] etc. on the Apaturia (S., Is., inscr.) with [[Κούρειος]] surn. of Apollon (Teos), [[κουρεῶτις]], <b class="b3">-ιδος</b> ([[ἡμέρα]], [[ἑορτή]]) f. [[the third day of the Apaturia]], [[on which the hair of the young boys and girles was offered]] (Pl., inscr.; Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 137 a. 493), [[Κουρεών]] (<b class="b3">-ηϊών</b>) <b class="b3">-ῶνος</b> m. monthname in Magnesia on the Maeander (inscr.; s. Nachmanson Magn. 23 n. 1, 50). Here also with bleached 2. member <b class="b3">αἱμα-κουρίαι</b> pl. `[[bloodoffer]] (Pi.). - 3. [[κούριμος]] [[belonging to the cropping]], [[shaved]] (trag., Plu.), also [[κουρεύσιμος]] (sch.) as if from <b class="b3">*κούρευσις</b> ([[κουρεύομαι]]); Arbenz Die Adj. auf <b class="b3">-ιμος</b> 79f. - 4. [[κουρικός]] `[[used for the cropping]] (pap.). - 5. [[κουρίς]], <b class="b3">-ίδος</b> f. <b class="b2">id.</b> ([[μάχαιρα]]; Cratin.), `[[polisher-girl]] (com., Plb.). - 6. [[κουρίας]] m. `[[who has his hair shaved]] (Luc., D. L.). - 7. <b class="b3">κουράς ἡ ἐν τοῖς ὀροφώμασι γραφή</b>, <b class="b3">ὀροφικὸς πίναξ</b> H.; also [[ἐγκουράς]] (A. Fr. 142, H.). - 8. [[κουρῖτις]] f. plant-name, `<b class="b3">περιστερεὼν ὕπτιος</b><b class="b2">, Verbena officinalis</b> (Ps.-Dsc., Ps.-Apul.; motive unknown, cf. Redard Les noms grecs en <b class="b3">-της</b> 73). - Denomin. verbs: 1. [[κουριάω]] [[need cropping]], [[have long hair]] (Pherecr., Plu., Luc.; after the verbs of disease in <b class="b3">-ιάω</b>, Schwyzer 732); 2. [[κουρίζω]], <b class="b3">-ίξαι</b> [[shave]], [[cut]] (Thphr., H.); 3. [[κουρεύομαι]] `[[adopt the tonsura]], [[have short hair]] (Just., Sch.). - On [[κοῦρος]] a. [[κουρίξ]] s. v.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [945] <b class="b2">*kers-</b> `[[shave]]<br />Etymology: As primary verbal noun [[κουρά]] stands for <b class="b3">*κορσά</b> (on he phonetics Schwyzer 285f., Lejeune Traité de phon. 108 n. 3, 119 n. 2); the verb is seen in Hitt. [[karš-mi]] `[[cut off]] (IE rather <b class="b2">*kérs-mi</b> than <b class="b2">*kórs-mi</b>); with [[t-]]enlargement Toch. A [[kärṣt-]], B [[kärst-]] `[[cut off]], [[destroy]]. Traces of the same verb (with diff. sound-development) show Gr. <b class="b3">ἀ-κερσε-κόμης</b>, [[Κόρσης]] nickname of a smooth-shaved man (Chrysipp.), <b class="b3">κορσός κορμός</b> H., <b class="b3">κορσοῦν κείρειν</b> H. with [[κορσᾶς]] m. (pap.), <b class="b3">κορσω-τήρ</b> (Call., Poll.) [[barber]], <b class="b3">-τεύς</b> <b class="b2">id.</b>' (Ath. 12, 520e), <b class="b3">-τήριον</b> [[barber-shop]] (ibd.); further [[κόρση]], s. v. - Pok. 945). Further s. [[κείρω]].