agrimin.

Brit.

/əˈɡriːmi/, U.S.

/əˈɡrimi/

Inflections: Plural agrimia, agrimis, unchanged.

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

Etymology: < modern Greek αγρίμι (in Crete) wild goat (14th cent. in medieval Greek), (more generally) wild animal, game < Byzantine Greek ἀγριμαῖον wild animal, game (already in Hellenistic Greek as ἀγριμαῖα , plural), use as noun of neuter of Hellenistic Greek ἀγριμαῖος wild, suitable for hunting < ancient Greek ἄγρα hunting, the chase (see podagra n.) + -ιμαῖος, suffix ( < -ιμος, suffix forming adjectives + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives).The plural form agrimia reflects the modern Greek plural.

In Crete: the wild goat, Capra aegagrus, which is frequently depicted in Minoan art.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > capra aegagrus (bezoar)

bezoar1611

pasang1721

pazar1774

agrimi1837

1837 R. Pashley Trav. Crete II. xxxix. 271 The wild-goat or agrími of Crete, is supposed, by Belon and all subsequent writers on Natural History, to be the bouquetin or ibex of the Alps.

1865 T. A. B. Spratt Trav. & Res. in Crete I. i. 13 When we first sighted it [sc. Mount Ida], a group of Agrimia, a species of Ibex.., were standing motionless upon its pinnacle.

1924 H. R. Hall in J. A. Hammerton Countries of World III. 1507/2 For the sportsman [Crete]..is perhaps losing its charm, as the ibex (or ‘agrimi’) is rarer than it was.

1977 R. F. Willetts Civilization Anc. Crete v. 87 Over the doorway sit four heraldically placed agrimis.

1992 J. S. Soles Prepalatial Cemeteries Mochlos & Gournia v. 241 Bowls with..anthropomorphic figurines, small bulls, or agrimia are offerings that are customarily made to the deity in other locations.

2006 V. Papiomytoglou Samaria 52/3 The frequent interbreeding of the agrimi with goats which freely roam the mountains..does not seem to present a problem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agrimi
释义	agrimin. Brit. /əˈɡriːmi/, U.S. /əˈɡrimi/ Inflections: Plural agrimia, agrimis, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek αγρίμι. Etymology: < modern Greek αγρίμι (in Crete) wild goat (14th cent. in medieval Greek), (more generally) wild animal, game < Byzantine Greek ἀγριμαῖον wild animal, game (already in Hellenistic Greek as ἀγριμαῖα , plural), use as noun of neuter of Hellenistic Greek ἀγριμαῖος wild, suitable for hunting < ancient Greek ἄγρα hunting, the chase (see podagra n.) + -ιμαῖος, suffix ( < -ιμος, suffix forming adjectives + -αῖος, suffix forming adjectives).The plural form agrimia reflects the modern Greek plural. In Crete: the wild goat, Capra aegagrus, which is frequently depicted in Minoan art. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Caprinae (goat) > [noun] > genus Capra > capra aegagrus (bezoar) bezoar1611 pasang1721 pazar1774 agrimi1837 1837 R. Pashley Trav. Crete II. xxxix. 271 The wild-goat or agrími of Crete, is supposed, by Belon and all subsequent writers on Natural History, to be the bouquetin or ibex of the Alps. 1865 T. A. B. Spratt Trav. & Res. in Crete I. i. 13 When we first sighted it [sc. Mount Ida], a group of Agrimia, a species of Ibex.., were standing motionless upon its pinnacle. 1924 H. R. Hall in J. A. Hammerton Countries of World III. 1507/2 For the sportsman [Crete]..is perhaps losing its charm, as the ibex (or ‘agrimi’) is rarer than it was. 1977 R. F. Willetts Civilization Anc. Crete v. 87 Over the doorway sit four heraldically placed agrimis. 1992 J. S. Soles Prepalatial Cemeteries Mochlos & Gournia v. 241 Bowls with..anthropomorphic figurines, small bulls, or agrimia are offerings that are customarily made to the deity in other locations. 2006 V. Papiomytoglou Samaria 52/3 The frequent interbreeding of the agrimi with goats which freely roam the mountains..does not seem to present a problem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1837
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