coix
See also: Coix
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm”).[1]
Noun
coix (uncountable)
- An East Asian grass, Coix lacryma-jobi, sometimes harvested as a cereal.
References
- “coix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- oxic
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin cōxus, perhaps derived from coxa (“hip”). Compare Aragonese coixo.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈkoʃ/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkojʃ/
Adjective
coix (feminine coixa, masculine plural coixos, feminine plural coixes)
- lame
- wobbly (due to one leg being shorter)
Derived terms
- encoixir
References
- “coix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
- “coix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “coix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “coix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.iks/, [ˈkoɪks̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈko.iks/, [ˈkɔːiks]
Noun
coix f (genitive coicis); third declension
- a kind of Ethiopian palm
Declension
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
- Translingual: Coix
References
- “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