ὈΡΤΥΓΟΜΗΤΡΑ, ὀρτυγομητρα
ORTYGOMĒTRA, ortygomētra
Sounds Like: or-too-GOH-may-trah
Translations: quail, a quail, mother quail
From the root: ΟΡΤΥΓΟΜΗΤΡΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ὄρτυξ' (ortyx), meaning 'quail', and 'μήτηρ' (meter), meaning 'mother'. It refers to a quail, often specifically a mother quail or a large number of quails, particularly in the context of a flock or a large influx. It is used to describe the birds themselves, often in a collective sense.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 131:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΡΤΥΓΟΜΗΤΡΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΡΤΥΓΟΜΗΤΡΑΝ — quail, a quail, the quail, mother quail
- ΟΡΤΥΓΟΜΗΤΡΑ — quail-mother, mother of quails, a quail-mother
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