Έρεικοῦς λόφος

ἐρεικ-όεις, εσσα, εν,

A heathery, pr. n. [full] Ἐρεικοῦς

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(Theb. ad Mycalen, iv B.C.): [full] Ἐρεικοῦσσα, one of the Aeolian Isles (N. of Sicily), Str.6.2.11, St. Byz.s.v., Sch.Ar.Pl. 586 : [full] Ἐρεικώδης Sch.A.R.3.41.

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `heath, Arica arborea' (A., Eup.).

Compounds: As 2. member prob. in ὑπ-έρεικος f. (Nic.), - ον n. (Hp., Dsc.; written ὑπερικόν) `Hypericum'; Strömberg Wortstudien 42.

Derivatives: ἐρείκια n. pl. `heath-plants', ἐρείκινος `from heath' (pap.), ἐρεικηρός `id.' (medic.), ἐρεικαῖον (scil. μέλι) n. `honey from heath' (Plin.). PN Έρείκεια with Έρεικειεύς (Attica IV^a; written Έρικ-, prob. itacistic.; cf. Meisterhans³ 42 und 53), Έρεικοῦς λόφος (Asia Minor IV^a), Έρεικοῦσσα island near Sicily (Str. u. a.).

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Celtic and Balto-Slavic designations of heather resemble ἐρείκη, if from *Ϝερείκᾱ, but do not agree completely: OIr. froech, Welsh grug \< IE *u̯roiko-; Latv. virši pl., Lith. vir̃zis, Russ. véres, véresk a. o. with unclear velar final. Acc. to Machek Lingua posnan. 2, 158f. ἐρείκη and véres etc. were borrowed from a common source. - See Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. véres. Unconvincing Specht Ursprung 164 und 206.

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