cóccix

Galician

Noun

cóccix m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) coccyx; tailbone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• coccyx (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.siʃ/, /ˈkɔk.siʃ/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔkʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔk.sis/, /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ksiʃ/

Noun

cóccix m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) coccyx; tailbone (final vertebra)

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• esqueleto, pelve, bacia

Coordinate terms

• ílio, ísquio, púbis, sacro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkoɡθiɡs/ [ˈkoɣ̞.θiɣ̞s]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈkoɡsiɡs/ [ˈkoɣ̞.siɣ̞s]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -oɡθiɡs
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -oɡsiɡs
• Syllabification: cóc‧cix

Noun

cóccix m (plural cóccix)

1. Alternative form of coxis

Further reading

• “cóccix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014