ὀρταλίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from *ὀρτος (*ortos) (meaning unknown) + -αλίς (-alís).

Compare συκαλίς (sukalís) and δορκαλίς (dorkalís), which contain the same suffix.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀρτᾰλῐ́ς • (ortalís) f (genitive ὀρτᾰλῐ́δος); third declension

  1. hen, fowl

Declension

Derived terms

  • ὀρταλίζω (ortalízō)
  • ὀρταλιχεύς (ortalikheús)
  • ὀρτάλιχος (ortálikhos)

Descendants

  • Translingual: Ortalis

References

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