cocc

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *kokk, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with Old Norse kokkr, Late Latin coccus (whence Old French coc, Modern French coq) from the same Germanic source.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cocc m

  1. cock, a male bird

Declension[edit]

Declension of cocc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cocc coccas
accusative cocc coccas
genitive cocces cocca
dative cocce coccum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: cok, cocke, cock, kok, coke, cooke, cokke
    • English: cock
    • Scots: cock, cok
    • Yola: cuck
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