coccyx
English
the coccyx
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑksɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒksɪks/
Noun
coccyx (plural coccyges)
Synonyms
- tailbone (informal)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
(medical) final fused vertebrae
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Further reading
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔk.sis/
Noun
coccyx m (plural coccyx)
Further reading
- “coccyx” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkok.kyːks/, [ˈkɔk.kyːks]
Noun
coccȳx m (genitive coccȳgis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coccyx | coccygēs |
| genitive | coccygis | coccygum |
| dative | coccygī | coccygibus |
| accusative | coccygem | coccygēs |
| ablative | coccyge | coccygibus |
| vocative | coccyx | coccygēs |
References
- coccyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coccyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Noun
coccyx m (plural coccyx)
- Obsolete spelling of cóccix (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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