ὀρτύκιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄρτυξ (órtux) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Noun

ὀρτύκιον • (ortúkion) n (Byzantine)

quail (bird)

Descendants

> Greek: ορτύκι (ortýki) (inherited)
> Pontic Greek: ορτύκιν (ortýkin), ορτύκι (ortýki), ορτέκιν (ortékin), ορτέκ' (orték') (inherited)
- → Laz: ოტრიკე (oťriǩe), ორტიკი (orťiǩi), ოტრიჭი (oťriç̌i)

Further reading

ὀρτύκιον in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
ορτύκι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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