coix
See also: Coix
English edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm”).[1]
Noun edit
coix (uncountable)
- An East Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, sometimes harvested as a cereal.
References edit
- ^ “coix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin cōxus, perhaps derived from coxa (“hip”). Compare Aragonese coixo.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
coix (feminine coixa, masculine plural coixos, feminine plural coixes)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “coix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading edit
- “coix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “coix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “coix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.iks/, [ˈkoɪks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.iks/, [ˈkɔːiks]
Noun edit
coix f (genitive coicis); third declension
- a kind of Ethiopian palm
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | coix | coicēs |
Genitive | coicis | coicum |
Dative | coicī | coicibus |
Accusative | coicem | coicēs |
Ablative | coice | coicibus |
Vocative | coix | coicēs |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Coix
References edit
- “coix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.