κέρκαξ
From LSJ
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
English (LSJ)
ἱέραξ, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1424] nach Hesych. = ἱέραξ.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κέρκαξ: ὁ· «ἱέραξ» Ἡσύχ.
Greek Monolingual
κέρκαξ, -ακος, ὁ (Α) κέρκος
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «ἱέραξ».
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: κέρκαξ ἱέραξ H.
Other forms: κέρκνος ἱέραξ η ἀλεκτρυών H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Unknown. Hardly with Frisk to κέρκος. Perh. Pre-Greek.
