κόγχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kóŋkʰos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kóŋkʰos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /kóŋxos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /kó̃xos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /kóxos/

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