coccyx
English
Etymology
Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.
Pronunciation
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Noun
coccyx (plural coccyges)
Synonyms
- tailbone (informal)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
(anatomy) final fused vertebrae
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Further reading
- coccyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:coccyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).
Pronunciation
Noun
coccyx m (plural coccyx)
Further reading
- “coccyx”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkok.kyːks/, [ˈkɔkːyːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkot.t͡ʃiks/, [ˈkɔtː͡ʃiks]
Noun
coccȳx m (genitive coccȳgis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | coccȳx | coccȳgēs |
Genitive | coccȳgis | coccȳgum |
Dative | coccȳgī | coccȳgibus |
Accusative | coccȳgem | coccȳgēs |
Ablative | coccȳge | coccȳgibus |
Vocative | coccȳx | coccȳgēs |
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 (invariable)
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