тӕрхъус

Ossetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From даргъхъус (darǧqus, “long-eared”), from даргъ (darǧ, “long”) +‎ хъус (qus, “ear”). Typologically compare Ancient Greek λαγώς (lagṓs).

Noun

тӕрхъу́с • (tærqús)

  1. (Iron) hare

Derived terms
  • тӕрхъусгӕрдӕг (tærqusgærdæg)
  • тӕрхъусдзарм (tærqusʒarm)
  • тӕрхъусдзуан (tærqusʒwan)

References
  • Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “тæрхъус”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Абаев, В. И. (1979), “tærqūs | tærqos”, in Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 271
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