κόγχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-. Cognates include Latin congius and Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá).

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [kóŋkʰos]
• (Koine): IPA: [kˈo̞ŋkʰo̞s]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [kˈõxos]

Noun

κόγχος (genitive κόγχου) m, second declension; (konkhos)

1. mussel, cockle
2. small measure (especially of liquid)
3. mussel shaped container for liquid
4. The upper part of the skull
5. lentil soup

Inflection

Second declension of κόγχος, κόγχου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	κόγχος	κόγχω	κόγχοι
Genitive	κόγχου	κόγχοιν	κόγχων
Dative	κόγχῳ	κόγχοιν	κόγχοις
Accusative	κόγχον	κόγχω	κόγχους
Vocative	κόγχε	κόγχω	κόγχοι

Related terms

• κόγχη

References

• LSJ