Κώκαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the vowel lengthening of κόκκᾰλος (kókkalos), a diminutive of κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̌ː.ka.los/ → /ˈko.ka.los/ → /ˈko.ka.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kɔ̌ː.ka.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ka.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ka.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ka.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ka.los/

Noun

Κώκαλος • (Kṓkalos) m (genitive Κώκαλου); second declension

1. Legendary Sican king, ruler of Camicus, whose myth tells that he was protecting Daedalus intent on hiding from the Cretan ruler Minos; this latter will find a violent death in Sicania (present-day Sicily).

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κώκαλος; τοῦ Κωκάλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κώκαλος ho Kṓkalos
Genitive	τοῦ Κωκάλου toû Kōkálou
Dative	τῷ Κωκάλῳ tôi Kōkálōi
Accusative	τὸν Κώκαλον tòn Kṓkalon
Vocative	Κώκαλε Kṓkale
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

• Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs)

Related terms

• Κάμικος (Kámikos) and Καμικός (Kamikós)
• Καμίκιοι (Kamíkioi)
• Κάμειρος (Kámeiros)
• Καμάρινα (Kamárina)
• Κασμέναι (Kasménai)
• Ὕβλα (Húbla)

Descendants

• Greek: Κώκαλος (Kókalos)
• → Latin: Cōcalus
  • French: Cocalus
  • Italian: Cocalo
  • Spanish: Cócalo
  • English: Cocalus
  • German: Cocalus
  • Polish: Cocalus
  • Russian: Kокал (Kokal)
  • Sicilian: Cùcalu