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1 μυῖα
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `fly' (Il.).Other forms: also μῦαCompounds: Some compp., e.g. μυ(ι)ο-σόβη f. `fan against flies, fly-flap' (Delos IIIa, Men.), μύωψ m. `horse-fly; goad, spur' (s. v.), κυνά-μυια f. `dog-fly' (s. v.).Derivatives: 1. μυϊ̃τις, - ιδος f. = θλάσπι, `Capsella bursa pastoris' (Ps.-Dsc.; Redard 71), also μυιό-πτερον (ibd.), as the separating wall of the fruit was compared with the wing of a fly (Strömberg Pflanzennamen 55). -- 2. μυιϊκός `belonging to a fly' (gloss.), μυιώδης name of a god in Elis, who was also called μυί-αγρος "fly-catcher" (Plin.). -- 3. μυΐνδα παίζειν `play the game μυῖα χαλκῆ' (Poll., H.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [752]Etymology: Formation with ι̯α-suffix like νῆσσα, κίσσα and other animals' names (Chantraine Form. 98). Old word for `fly, mosquito', found in several languages, but because of its popular character subject to all kinds of transformations. PGr. *μύσ-ι̯α, from where μυῖα, agrees best with Lith. mus-ià, mus-ė̃ `fly' and with Slav., e.g. OCS mьš-i-ca `mosquito'. Beside it with k-suffix Lat. mus-ca `fly', with n-suffix Arm. mun, gen. mn-oy `mosquito', if from * mus-no-. Also an s-less basis * mu-no- is possible as a.o. in OWNo. my n. from PNord. *mū-i̯a- n. There are also forms with (secondarily developped ?) velar: Germ., e.g. OHG mucka ' Mücke', with ou-diphthong: Slav., e.g. OCS and Russ. múcha `fly' (IE * mousā) etc., s. WP. 2, 311, Pok. 752, W.-Hofmann s. musca, Fraenkel s. musė̃, Vasmer s. móška; everywhere more forms; on the morphology also Specht Ursprung 43, 203 a. 235. -- Onomatop. origin (from the humming) is quite possible, s. e.g. W.-Hofmann.Page in Frisk: 2,265-266Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μυῖα
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2 κύνα
Grammatical information: m. f.Meaning: `dog, female dog' (Il.).Dialectal forms: Myc. kunaketa \/kuāgetās\/.Compounds: Several compp., e.g. κυν-ηγέτης, Dor. -ᾱγέτας, -ᾱγός "leader of dogs", `hunter' (ι 120;); Chantraine Ét. sur le vocab. gr. 83ff.; ἀπό-κυνον "dog-death", plant-name, `Marsdenia erecta' (Dsc., Gal.); Strömberg Pflanzennamen 65; cf. p. 143; on κυνά-μυια s. v.Derivatives: Diminut. κυν-ίσκος (Hdt.), - ίσκη (Ar.), - ίδιον, - άριον (Att.); κυνώ f. `female dog', also as PN (Hdt.); κυνέη `dogs fleece' (Anaxandr.), `cap, helmet', orig. from dogs fleece, then from diff. materials ( αἰγείη, χαλκέη etc.; Schwyzer 37, Trümpy Fachausdrücke 40 ff.); κυνάς f. `belonging to a dog, dogs hair etc.' (Theoc.); κύνειος, - εος `belonging to a dog' (Ar.), `unshamed' (Il.), κυνικός `doglike, cynical' (X., Men.), κυνώδης `dog-like' (Arist.); comp. a. sup. κύντερος, - ον, - τατος `shamelesser, impertinent' (Schwyzer 536, Schw.-Debrunner 176); adv. κυνηδόν `as a dog' (S., Ar.); κυνίζω "play the dog", i.e. `live as a cynic' with κυνισμός ( Stoic.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [632] *ḱuōn `dog'Etymology: Old name of an old domestic animal, preserved in most IE. languages, partly with the old inflexion, e.g. κύων = Skt. śuvā́, Lith. šuõ, κυνός = śúnas, šuñs etc. (Gr. accent old), IE. *ḱ́u̯ō(n), *ḱun-ós (-és) etc. Note Arm. šun \< *ḱu̯ō̆n; unclear Lat. canis. Further forms in Bq, Pok. 632f., W.-Hofmann s. canis; on the inflexion s. Schwyzer 568, Wackernagel Ai. Gramm. 3, 278 f. Here also Hier. Hitt. śuwana- `dog(?)'? - Cf. also Κανδαύλης.Page in Frisk: 2,58-59Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κύνα
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3 κυνάμυια
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4 κύων
Grammatical information: m. f.Meaning: `dog, female dog' (Il.).Dialectal forms: Myc. kunaketa \/kuāgetās\/.Compounds: Several compp., e.g. κυν-ηγέτης, Dor. -ᾱγέτας, -ᾱγός "leader of dogs", `hunter' (ι 120;); Chantraine Ét. sur le vocab. gr. 83ff.; ἀπό-κυνον "dog-death", plant-name, `Marsdenia erecta' (Dsc., Gal.); Strömberg Pflanzennamen 65; cf. p. 143; on κυνά-μυια s. v.Derivatives: Diminut. κυν-ίσκος (Hdt.), - ίσκη (Ar.), - ίδιον, - άριον (Att.); κυνώ f. `female dog', also as PN (Hdt.); κυνέη `dogs fleece' (Anaxandr.), `cap, helmet', orig. from dogs fleece, then from diff. materials ( αἰγείη, χαλκέη etc.; Schwyzer 37, Trümpy Fachausdrücke 40 ff.); κυνάς f. `belonging to a dog, dogs hair etc.' (Theoc.); κύνειος, - εος `belonging to a dog' (Ar.), `unshamed' (Il.), κυνικός `doglike, cynical' (X., Men.), κυνώδης `dog-like' (Arist.); comp. a. sup. κύντερος, - ον, - τατος `shamelesser, impertinent' (Schwyzer 536, Schw.-Debrunner 176); adv. κυνηδόν `as a dog' (S., Ar.); κυνίζω "play the dog", i.e. `live as a cynic' with κυνισμός ( Stoic.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [632] *ḱuōn `dog'Etymology: Old name of an old domestic animal, preserved in most IE. languages, partly with the old inflexion, e.g. κύων = Skt. śuvā́, Lith. šuõ, κυνός = śúnas, šuñs etc. (Gr. accent old), IE. *ḱ́u̯ō(n), *ḱun-ós (-és) etc. Note Arm. šun \< *ḱu̯ō̆n; unclear Lat. canis. Further forms in Bq, Pok. 632f., W.-Hofmann s. canis; on the inflexion s. Schwyzer 568, Wackernagel Ai. Gramm. 3, 278 f. Here also Hier. Hitt. śuwana- `dog(?)'? - Cf. also Κανδαύλης.Page in Frisk: 2,58-59Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κύων
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5 κυνός
Grammatical information: m. f.Meaning: `dog, female dog' (Il.).Dialectal forms: Myc. kunaketa \/kuāgetās\/.Compounds: Several compp., e.g. κυν-ηγέτης, Dor. -ᾱγέτας, -ᾱγός "leader of dogs", `hunter' (ι 120;); Chantraine Ét. sur le vocab. gr. 83ff.; ἀπό-κυνον "dog-death", plant-name, `Marsdenia erecta' (Dsc., Gal.); Strömberg Pflanzennamen 65; cf. p. 143; on κυνά-μυια s. v.Derivatives: Diminut. κυν-ίσκος (Hdt.), - ίσκη (Ar.), - ίδιον, - άριον (Att.); κυνώ f. `female dog', also as PN (Hdt.); κυνέη `dogs fleece' (Anaxandr.), `cap, helmet', orig. from dogs fleece, then from diff. materials ( αἰγείη, χαλκέη etc.; Schwyzer 37, Trümpy Fachausdrücke 40 ff.); κυνάς f. `belonging to a dog, dogs hair etc.' (Theoc.); κύνειος, - εος `belonging to a dog' (Ar.), `unshamed' (Il.), κυνικός `doglike, cynical' (X., Men.), κυνώδης `dog-like' (Arist.); comp. a. sup. κύντερος, - ον, - τατος `shamelesser, impertinent' (Schwyzer 536, Schw.-Debrunner 176); adv. κυνηδόν `as a dog' (S., Ar.); κυνίζω "play the dog", i.e. `live as a cynic' with κυνισμός ( Stoic.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [632] *ḱuōn `dog'Etymology: Old name of an old domestic animal, preserved in most IE. languages, partly with the old inflexion, e.g. κύων = Skt. śuvā́, Lith. šuõ, κυνός = śúnas, šuñs etc. (Gr. accent old), IE. *ḱ́u̯ō(n), *ḱun-ós (-és) etc. Note Arm. šun \< *ḱu̯ō̆n; unclear Lat. canis. Further forms in Bq, Pok. 632f., W.-Hofmann s. canis; on the inflexion s. Schwyzer 568, Wackernagel Ai. Gramm. 3, 278 f. Here also Hier. Hitt. śuwana- `dog(?)'? - Cf. also Κανδαύλης.Page in Frisk: 2,58-59Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κυνός
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μυία — (Αστρον.). Διεθνώς Musca με σύμβολο Mus. Μικρός αστερισμός του νότιου ημισφαίριου που βρίσκεται ανάμεσα στους αστερισμούς του Χαμαιλέοντα, του Πτηνού, του Διαβήτη, του Κενταύρου, του Σταυρού του Νότου και της Τρόπιδας. Αποτελείται από 15 αστέρες… … Dictionary of Greek
κυνάμυια — κυνάμυια, και μτγν. επ. τ. κυνόμυια, ἡ (Α) 1. μύγα που τσιμπάει τους σκύλους, σκυλόμυγα 2. (ως υβριστικός χαρακτηρισμός για αναιδείς γυναίκες) αναιδέστατη. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κύων, αιτ. κύνα + μυῖα με αναβιβασμό τού τόνου εν συνθέσει] … Dictionary of Greek
μυιάκυνα — μυιάκυνα, ἡ (Α) (κατά τον Ησύχ.) «κυνάμυια». [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μυῖα «μύγα» + κύων, αιτ. κύνα «σκύλος»] … Dictionary of Greek
