κουκούφας

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ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλοςnature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks

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Transliteration A: koukoúphas Transliteration B: koukouphas Transliteration C: koukoyfas Beta Code: koukou/fas

English (LSJ)

ὁ, Egyptian name for ἔποψ, Horap.1.55: gen.

   A κοκκούφατος PMag.Berol.2.18:—Dim. κοκκοφάδιον PMag.Lond.121.411.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κουκούφας: ὁ, κατά τινας ὁ πελαργός, κατ’ ἄλλους ὁ ἔποψ, Ὡραπόλλων 1. 55.

Spanish

abubilla

Greek Monolingual

κουκούφας, ὁ (Α)
τσαλαπετεινός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ανάγεται σε ονοματοποιία και συνδέεται με αρχ. ινδ. kukkubha- «φασιανός» και λατ. cucubio «(για κουκουβάγια) κραυγάζω»].

Frisk Etymological English

(κοκκ-), -ατος
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: `Egyptian name of the ἔποψ (Horap. 1. 55, PMag. Berol. 2, 18)
Derivatives: Diminut. κοκκοφάδιον (PMag. Lond. 121, 411; cf. Dölger ByzZ 38, 213).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Egypt.
Etymology: Onomatopoetic word, to be compared with Skt. kukkubha- Phasianus gallus', Lith. cucubiō, -īre from the cry of the screech-owl. Cf. on κικκαβαῦ; also Pok. 536, W.-Hofmann s. cucubiō, Mayrhofer s. kukkubhaḥ m..

Frisk Etymology German

κουκούφας: (κοκκ-), -ατος
{koukoúphas}
Grammar: m.
Meaning: ägyptischer Name des Wiedehopfes, ἔποψ (Horap. 1. 55, PMag. Berol. 2, 18)
Derivative: mit dem Deminutivum κοκκοφάδιον (PMag. Lond. 121, 411; vgl. Dölger ByzZ 38, 213 m. Lit.).
Etymology : Onomatopoetisches Wort, mit aind. kukkubha- Phasianus gallus, lit. cucubiō, -īre vom Schrei der Nachteule u. a. elementarverwandt. Vgl. zu κικκαβαῦ; außerdem WP. 1, 331, Pok. 536, W.-Hofmann s. cucubiō, Mayrhofer s. kukkubhaḥ m. weiterer Lit.
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