Pelargicadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈlɑːdʒɪk/, U.S.

/pəˈlɑrdʒɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Πελαργικός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Πελαργικός, designating the northern slope of the Acropolis of Athens, either alteration of Πελασγικός Pelasgic adj. (the two occur as variants in Herodotus and Thucydides), or < ancient Greek πελαργός stork ( < a first element also seen in πελιός livid, dark bluish grey (see peliosis n.) + ἀργός white (see argil n.), on account of the black and white plumage of the bird) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Byzantine Greek πελαργικός of the stork.In the text translated in quots. 1824 and 1830 (Aristophanes Birds) the Greek poet is punning on the possibility that τὸ Πελαργικόν , the name of part of the Acropolis of Athens, may originally have meant ‘stork's nest’. On the basis of the variant τὸ Πελασγικόν , the name was also explained as being derived from the name of the Πελασγοί (see Pelasgian n.), who were said to have built the Acropolis wall (see N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1995) 497–8).

Chiefly Ancient Greek History.

Relating to or designating a part of the ancient Acropolis of Athens. Also (in literal sense, or with play on words): of or relating to a stork or storks. (See etymological note.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [adjective] > of or relating to stork(s)

storkish1592

Pelargic1824

1824 H. F. Cary tr. Aristophanes Birds ii. i. 78 Who shall be President O'er the Pelargic fortress [Gk. τὸ Πελαργικόν]?

1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Birds in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 217 O thou hawk of Sunium! Hail, Pelargic King [Gk. ἄναξ Πελαργικέ]!

1897 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 18 109 He thinks it certain that both parts of the ancient city were surrounded by the Pelargic wall.

1963 Greece & Rome 10 Suppl. 9 The late and ill-attested idea of the ‘pelargic’ fortress possessing nine gates..may be of significance here.

1995 N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1997) 498 Didymos..may have been right to see a reference to the rocks on which the Pelargic Wall stands.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pelargic
释义	Pelargicadj. Brit. /pᵻˈlɑːdʒɪk/, U.S. /pəˈlɑrdʒɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Πελαργικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek Πελαργικός, designating the northern slope of the Acropolis of Athens, either alteration of Πελασγικός Pelasgic adj. (the two occur as variants in Herodotus and Thucydides), or < ancient Greek πελαργός stork ( < a first element also seen in πελιός livid, dark bluish grey (see peliosis n.) + ἀργός white (see argil n.), on account of the black and white plumage of the bird) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Byzantine Greek πελαργικός of the stork.In the text translated in quots. 1824 and 1830 (Aristophanes Birds) the Greek poet is punning on the possibility that τὸ Πελαργικόν , the name of part of the Acropolis of Athens, may originally have meant ‘stork's nest’. On the basis of the variant τὸ Πελασγικόν , the name was also explained as being derived from the name of the Πελασγοί (see Pelasgian n.), who were said to have built the Acropolis wall (see N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1995) 497–8). Chiefly Ancient Greek History. Relating to or designating a part of the ancient Acropolis of Athens. Also (in literal sense, or with play on words): of or relating to a stork or storks. (See etymological note.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [adjective] > of or relating to stork(s) storkish1592 Pelargic1824 1824 H. F. Cary tr. Aristophanes Birds ii. i. 78 Who shall be President O'er the Pelargic fortress [Gk. τὸ Πελαργικόν]? 1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Birds in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 217 O thou hawk of Sunium! Hail, Pelargic King [Gk. ἄναξ Πελαργικέ]! 1897 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 18 109 He thinks it certain that both parts of the ancient city were surrounded by the Pelargic wall. 1963 Greece & Rome 10 Suppl. 9 The late and ill-attested idea of the ‘pelargic’ fortress possessing nine gates..may be of significance here. 1995 N. Dunbar in Aristophanes Birds (1997) 498 Didymos..may have been right to see a reference to the rocks on which the Pelargic Wall stands. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1824
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