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|etymtx=ἴυγγος<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: name of a bird, Iynx torquilla' (Arist., Ael.), who was bound to a turning wheel among incantations, to win back a lost love; from there [[spell]], [[charm]] (Pi., Ar., X.; cf. Gow JournofHellStud. 54, 1ff. and Theocr. 2, 41; cf. Kretschmer Glotta 26, 63); also (mostly in plur.) name of certain Chaldaic gods (Procl., Dam.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">Ίύγγιος</b> month-name in Thessaly (IG 9 : 2, 258, 5; to <b class="b3">Ίυγγίης ὁ Διόνυσος</b> H.?, cf. on <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b>); <b class="b3">ἰυγγικός</b> <b class="b2">belonging to the ἴυγγες</b> (Dam.).<br />Origin: see <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b><br />Etymology: Formation as <b class="b3">πῶυγξ</b>, <b class="b3">στρίγξ</b>, <b class="b3">σύριγξ</b> and other names of birds and musical instruments (Chantraine Formation 3 a. 398). From <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b> after the crying (e. g. Osthoff MU 4, 185 n. 2), poss. as original loanword (Bq) adapted to <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b>. The latter is no doubt correct. | |etymtx=ἴυγγος<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: name of a bird, Iynx torquilla' (Arist., Ael.), who was bound to a turning wheel among incantations, to win back a lost love; from there [[spell]], [[charm]] (Pi., Ar., X.; cf. Gow JournofHellStud. 54, 1ff. and Theocr. 2, 41; cf. Kretschmer Glotta 26, 63); also (mostly in plur.) name of certain Chaldaic gods (Procl., Dam.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">Ίύγγιος</b> month-name in Thessaly (IG 9 : 2, 258, 5; to <b class="b3">Ίυγγίης ὁ Διόνυσος</b> H.?, cf. on <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b>); <b class="b3">ἰυγγικός</b> <b class="b2">belonging to the ἴυγγες</b> (Dam.).<br />Origin: see <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b><br />Etymology: Formation as <b class="b3">πῶυγξ</b>, <b class="b3">στρίγξ</b>, <b class="b3">σύριγξ</b> and other names of birds and musical instruments (Chantraine Formation 3 a. 398). From <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b> after the crying (e. g. Osthoff MU 4, 185 n. 2), poss. as original loanword (Bq) adapted to <b class="b3">ἰύζω</b>. The latter is no doubt correct. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=[[ἴυγξ]], ἴυγγος, ἡ, [[ἰύζω]]<br /><b class="num">1.</b> the wryneck, so called from its cry. The [[ancient]] witches used to [[bind]] it to a [[wheel]], [[believing]] that, as it turned, it drew men's hearts [[along]] with it, Xen., Theocr.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> metaph. a [[spell]], [[charm]], [[passionate]] [[yearning]] for, c. gen., Aesch. | |||
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