κόκκυξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kókkūks, eventually from the same onomatopoeic root of κόκκῡ (kókkū, cry of the cuckoo) and κοκκύζω (kokkúzō, to cry cuckoo). Compare also English cuckoo, Latin cucūlus (cuckoo) and Greek κούκος (koúkos, cuckoo), which are all onomatopoeias.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κόκκῡξ (kókkūxm (genitive κόκκῡγος); third declension

  1. cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  2. red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus)
  3. fig that ripens early
  4. tailbone, coccyx
  5. mark on a horse's shoulder

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: coccyx

References

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