κέρκα
From LSJ
ἐν γὰρ χερσὶ τέλος πολέμου, ἐπέων δ' ἐνὶ βουλῇ → War finds its end in arms, words find their end in debate (Iliad 16.630)
English (LSJ)
ἀκρίς, Hsch. κέρκαξ· ἱέραξ, Id. κερκάς, άδος, ἡ,
A = κρέξ, Id. κέρκαφα· ἐγγύη, Id.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1424] nach Hesych. = ἀκρίς.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κέρκα: ἡ· «ἀκρὶς» Ἡσύχ.
Greek Monolingual
κέρκα, ἡ (Α) κέρκος
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ἀκρίς».
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: ἀκρίς; κέρκνος ἱέραξ η ἀλεκτρυών H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Fur. 127 compares κερ-κ- with α-κρ-ιδ-, comparing for the morphology γελ-γ-ιθ- beside α-γλ-ιθ-; at least doubtful. Hardly to κέρκος tail, as Frisk has. The word will be Pre-Greek.
See also: - S. κέρκος.
