kokos

See also: kokoś, kokoš, and Kokos

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кокос (kokos)

Noun

kokos

1. coco, coconut

Declension

Declension of kokos

	singular	plural
nominative	kokos	kokoslar
genitive	kokosnıñ	kokoslarnıñ
dative	kokosqa	kokoslarğa
accusative	kokosnı	kokoslarnı
locative	kokosta	kokoslarda
ablative	kokostan	kokoslardan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
• “kokos”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkokos]

Noun

kokos m inan (relational adjective kokosový)

1. coconut
2. (colloquial) head

   Synonym: hlava

Declension

Declension of kokos (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kokos	kokosy
genitive	kokosu	kokosů
dative	kokosu	kokosům
accusative	kokos	kokosy
vocative	kokose	kokosy
locative	kokose, kokosu	kokosech
instrumental	kokosem	kokosy

Derived terms

• kokoska
• kokosový

Further reading

• “kokos”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kokos”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kokos”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Alternative forms

• coco (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coco or Portuguese coco. The final s was originally a plural ending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.kɔs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ko‧kos

Noun

kokos n or c (uncountable)

1. the white flesh of the coconut, often in a desiccated form

Noun

kokos c (plural kokossen)

1. coconut

Derived terms

• kokosbrood
• kokoskrab
• kokosmelk
• kokosnoot
• kokosolie
• kokospalm

Latvian

Noun

kokos m

1. locative plural of koks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Kokos, from Portuguese coco.

Noun

kokos m (definite singular kokosen, indefinite plural kokoser, definite plural kokosene)

1. coconut (flesh of the coconut)
2. a coconut (the nut)
3. a coconut palm

Derived terms

• kokosnøtt
• kokospalme

References

• “kokos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kokos_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Kokos, from Portuguese coco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuk(ː)us/
• (dialectal, Telemark dialect) IPA^(key): [kokːʉs] (kokkus)

Noun

kokos m (definite singular kokosen, indefinite plural kokosar, definite plural kokosane)

1. coconut (flesh of the coconut)
2. a coconut (the nut)
3. a coconut palm

Derived terms

• kokosnøtt
• kokospalme

References

• “kokos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

kokos

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kokos, from Portuguese cocos, plural of coco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.kɔs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔkɔs
• Syllabification: ko‧kos

Noun

kokos m inan

1. coconut, coconut palm (tree)

   Synonyms: kokosowiec, kokosowiec właściwy, kokos właściwy, palma kokosowa

Declension

Declension of kokos

	singular	plural
nominative	kokos	kokosy
genitive	kokosu	kokosów
dative	kokosowi	kokosom
accusative	kokos	kokosy
instrumental	kokosem	kokosami
locative	kokosie	kokosach
vocative	kokosie	kokosy

Noun

kokos m animal

1. coconut (fruit)

   Synonym: orzech kokosowy

2. coconut (edible flesh)

Declension

Declension of kokos

	singular	plural
nominative	kokos	kokosy
genitive	kokosa	kokosów
dative	kokosowi	kokosom
accusative	kokosa	kokosy
instrumental	kokosem	kokosami
locative	kokosie	kokosach
vocative	kokosie	kokosy

Derived terms

adjective

• kokosowy

nouns

• kokosowiec
• kokosy

Further reading

• kokos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kokos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôkos/

Noun

kȍkos m (Cyrillic spelling ко̏кос)

1. coconut

   Synonym: kȍkosov òrah

Declension

Declension of kokos

	singular	plural
nominative	kokos	kokosi
genitive	kokosa	kokosa
dative	kokosu	kokosima
accusative	kokos	kokose
vocative	kokose	kokosi
locative	kokosu	kokosima
instrumental	kokosom	kokosima

Swedish

kokos

Noun

kokos c

1. shredded coconut flesh
2. (in some compounds) coconut (more generally)

Declension

Declension of kokos

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kokos	kokos
	definite	kokosen	kokosens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• kokosfett
• kokosnöt
• kokosolja
• kokosmjölk
• kokospalm

References

• kokos in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kokos in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kokos in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Yurok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔkɔʂ/

Noun

kokos

1. mother