πιπώ
ἔστι γὰρ τὸ ἔλαττον κακὸν μᾶλλον αἱρετὸν τοῦ μείζονος → the lesser of two evils is more desirable than the greater
English (LSJ)
οῦς, ἡ, woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker (Picus major) and lesser spotted woodpecker (Picus minor), Arist.HA593a4, al. (cf. πίπρα, πῖπος), Lyc.476, Nic.Fr.54, prob. in Antim.Col.4P.
German (Pape)
[Seite 619] ἡ, eine Art Baumhacker, Hesych. v. π ίπ ος u. πίπρα.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πῑπώ: οῦς ἡ Arst. = πίπος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πῑπώ: -οῦς, ἡ, ὁ δρυοκολάπτης, picus viridis major et minor, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 8. 3, 7., 9. 1, 17 καὶ 21, κ. ἀλλ., Λυκόφρ. 476.
Greek Monolingual
-οῦς, ἡ, Α
δρυοκολάπτης.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ηχομιμητική λ. που συνδέεται με το αρχ. ινδ. pippakā (πρβλ. πιπίζω [Ι], πίφιγξ)].
Frisk Etymological English
-οῦς
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: woodpecker, Picus maior and minor (Arist. vv.ll. πίπος, πίπρα etc., Lyc.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Formation like ἀηδώ, τυτώ a.o. (Chantraine Form. 115 f.); prob. onomatopoetic like πιππίζω (s. v.), Skt. píppakā f. name of a bird, though such a designation exactly for the woodpecker does not seem very evident. A similar birdname, πίππος or πῖπος is by Ath. 9, 368 f. supposed for trad. ἵππους. -- Cf. πίφιγξ. -- The name may well be Pre-Greek.
Frisk Etymology German
πιπώ: -οῦς
{pīpṓ}
Grammar: f.
Meaning: Specht, Picus maior und minor (Arist. vv.ll. πίπος, πίπρα usw., Lyk. u.a.).
Etymology: Bildung wie ἀηδώ, τυτώ u.a. (Chantraine Form. 115 f.); wohl onomatopoetisch wie πιππίζω (s. d.), aind. píppakā f. N. eines Vogels usw., obwohl eine solche Benennung gerade für den Specht wenig einzuleuchten scheint. Ein ähnlicher Vogelname, πίππος od. πῖπος wird Ath. 9, 368 f. für überl. ἵππους vermutet. — Vgl. πίφιγξ.
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Wikipedia EN
Woodpeckers are part of the family Picidae, that also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known that live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts, and the Gila woodpecker specialises in exploiting cacti.