βάλαγρος
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
English (LSJ)
ὁ, a fresh-water fish, prob. a kind of A carp, Arist.HA 538a15.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βάλαγρος: ὁ, εἶδος ἰχθύος ζῶν ἐντὸς γλυκέων ὑδάτων, Ἀριστ. Ἱ. Ζ. 4. 11, 7.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ ict. especie de barbo Arist.HA 538a15; cf. βάλερος.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
βάλαγρος: ὁ рыба усач (Barbus fluviatilis) Arst.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: a freshwater fish, kind of carp (Arist.).
Other forms: Also βάλ(λ)ερος, βαλλιρός, βαλῖνος (βαρῖνος), (Arist.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: S. Thompson Fishes s. v., Strömberg Fischnamen 39. Fur. 116 compares βάρακος ἰχθὺς ποιός H.; uncertain. Certainly Pre-Greek because of the variation.
Frisk Etymology German
βάλαγρος: {bálagros}
Forms: Andere Formen sind: βάλερος, βαλῖνος (βαρῖνος), βαλλιρός (Arist.).
Grammar: m.
Meaning: N. eines Süßwasserfisches, wahrsch. eine Karpfenart (Arist.).
Etymology: Herkunft unbekannt. Vgl. Thompson Fishes s. v., Strömberg Fischnamen 39. Eine sehr unsichere Vermutung bei Boßhardt Die Nomina auf -ευς 49 A. 2.
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