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coix

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See also: Coix

English

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Etymology

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From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, doum palm).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coix (uncountable)

  1. An East Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, sometimes harvested as a cereal.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ coix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin cōxus, perhaps derived from coxa (hip). Compare Aragonese coixo.

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Adjective

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coix (feminine coixa, masculine plural coixos, feminine plural coixes)

  1. lame
  2. wobbly (due to one leg being shorter)

Derived terms

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References

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  • “coix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coix f (genitive coicis); third declension

  1. a kind of Ethiopian palm

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative coix coicēs
genitive coicis coicum
dative coicī coicibus
accusative coicem coicēs
ablative coice coicibus
vocative coix coicēs

Descendants

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  • Translingual: Coix

References

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  • coix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.