"κόσσυφος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kós.sy.pʰos/, /ˈkos.sy.ɸos/, /ˈko.si.fos/, /kós.sy.pʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkos.sy.pʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkos.sy.ɸos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkos.sy.fos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈko.si.fos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Has been connected with Proto-Slavic *kosъ (“blackbird”) and with Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, to blow”), but according to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{cog|sla-pro|*kosъ||blackbird}} Proto-Slavic *kosъ (“blackbird”), {{cog|grc|κόπτω||to strike, to blow}} Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, to blow”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κοσσῠ́φου|m|second|head=κόσσῠφος}} κόσσῠφος • (kóssŭphos) m (genitive κοσσῠ́φου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κόσσῠφος|ου}} Forms: κόσσῠφος [canonical], kóssŭphos [romanization], κοσσῠ́φου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κόσσῠφος [nominative, singular], κοσσῠ́φω [dual, nominative], οἱ κόσσῠφοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κοσσῠ́φου [genitive, singular], κοσσῠ́φοιν [dual, genitive], κοσσῠ́φων [genitive, plural], τῷ κοσσῠ́φῳ [dative, singular], κοσσῠ́φοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κοσσῠ́φοις [dative, plural], τὸν κόσσῠφον [accusative, singular], κοσσῠ́φω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κοσσῠ́φους [accusative, plural], κόσσῠφε [singular, vocative], κοσσῠ́φω [dual, vocative], κόσσῠφοι [plural, vocative], κόττῠφος [alternative, Attic], κόσσῠκος [alternative]
  1. blackbird
    Sense id: en-κόσσυφος-grc-noun-PoGSz6F9
  2. a type of fish
    Sense id: en-κόσσυφος-grc-noun-Wcofvxbu
  3. a type of poultry at Tanagra
    Sense id: en-κόσσυφος-grc-noun-6AL1zeTN Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Perching birds Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 25 11 64 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 34 15 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 34 15 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 7 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 3 85 Disambiguation of Perching birds: 14 5 81
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          "poultry"
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          "Tanagra",
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      "ipa": "/kós.sy.pʰos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.ɸos/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈko.si.fos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kós.sy.pʰos/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.pʰos/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.ɸos/",
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈko.si.fos/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.ɸos/"
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      "ipa": "/kós.sy.pʰos/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.pʰos/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈkos.sy.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈko.si.fos/",
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    }
  ],
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}

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