πέρκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (motley, coloured). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *farwō (colour) and Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, dusky).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πέρκος • (pérkosm (genitive πέρκου); second declension

  1. A kind of hawk

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