συκαλίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • συκαλλίς (sukallís), συκαλλός (sukallós)

Etymology

From σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”), with a suffix found in other bird names, like ὀρταλίς (ortalís, “hen, fowl”) and πυραλίς (puralís, “kind of bird”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῡκᾰλῐ́ς • (sūkalís) f (genitive σῡκᾰλῐ́δος); third declension

  1. beccafico (Sylvia hortensis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Sicalis

Further reading

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