"κόγχος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kóŋ.kʰos/, /ˈkoŋ.xos/, /ˈkoŋ.xos/, /kóŋ.kʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkoŋ.kʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkoŋ.xos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkoŋ.xos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkoŋ.xos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Unknown. Speculated to be from Proto-Indo-European *ḱongʰ- (“shell, mussel”) because of its striking similarity to Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá, “conch, mussel”), but the phonological correspondence between Ancient Greek ⟨χ⟩ (⟨kh⟩) and Sanskrit ⟨ख⟩ (⟨kh⟩) is irregular. More likely from Pre-Greek; compare the similar words καγκύλας (kankúlas, “mussel”) and especially κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral conch, snail”) and its variants, and note the cluster ⟨γχ⟩ (⟨nkh⟩) which is common in Pre-Greek–derived terms. The Sanskrit word may thus be from a related loan source or substrate. Alternatively connected to Akkadian 𒅆𒄖𒇲 (IGI.GU.LA₂ /⁠qūqānu⁠/, “an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm”), whence also Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā) and distorted Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ, ܩܘܠܝܘܢ (“parasitic worm”) derive (distinguished from the borrowings of κογχύλιον (konkhúlion) ܩܘܟܐܠܝܘܢ (qūkāliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܘܢ (qūkaliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܐ (qūkaliyā), ܩܘܚܠܝܐ (qūḥaliyā, “spiral shape”)); for the form-meaning connection compare also Arabic قَوْقَن (qawqan, “shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell”) which is allegedly from κοχλίας (kokhlías, “snail with a spiral-shell; spiral”) from Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”) or the present word. According to Lipiński a rendering of Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”) from Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”). Etymology templates: {{unk|grc}} Unknown, {{der|grc|ine-pro||*ḱongʰ-|t=shell, mussel}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱongʰ- (“shell, mussel”), {{cog|sa|शङ्ख|t=conch, mussel|tr=śaṅkhá}} Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá, “conch, mussel”), {{m+|grc||⟨χ⟩}} Ancient Greek ⟨χ⟩ (⟨kh⟩), {{m+|sa||⟨ख⟩|tr=⟨kh⟩}} Sanskrit ⟨ख⟩ (⟨kh⟩), {{der|grc|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|qfa-sub|-}} substrate, {{der|grc|akk|𒅆𒄖𒇲|t=an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm|tr=IGI.GU.LA₂|ts=qūqānu}} Akkadian 𒅆𒄖𒇲 (IGI.GU.LA₂ /⁠qūqānu⁠/, “an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm”), {{cog|tmr|קוּקָנָא|tr=qūqānā}} Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā), {{cog|syc|ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ}} Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ, {{cog|ar|قوقع|قَوْقَن|t=shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell}} Arabic قَوْقَن (qawqan, “shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell”), {{cog|grc|κόχλος|t=spiral-shelled mollusk}} Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”), {{bor|grc|arc|כּוּכָא|t=burial chamber, niche for a grave|tr=kūḵā}} Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”), {{der|grc|akk|𒆠𒈤|t=burial chamber, sepulchre, grave|tr=KI.MAḪ|ts=kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu}} Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κόγχου|m|second}} κόγχος • (kónkhos) m (genitive κόγχου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κόγχος|ου}} Forms: kónkhos [romanization], κόγχου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κόγχος [nominative, singular], τὼ κόγχω [dual, nominative], οἱ κόγχοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κόγχου [genitive, singular], τοῖν κόγχοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν κόγχων [genitive, plural], τῷ κόγχῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν κόγχοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κόγχοις [dative, plural], τὸν κόγχον [accusative, singular], τὼ κόγχω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κόγχους [accusative, plural], κόγχε [singular, vocative], κόγχω [dual, vocative], κόγχοι [plural, vocative]
  1. mussel, cockle
    Sense id: en-κόγχος-grc-noun--bLc8oDw
  2. small measure (especially of liquid)
    Sense id: en-κόγχος-grc-noun-M~VWbJ4H
  3. mussel shaped container for liquid
    Sense id: en-κόγχος-grc-noun-b7cSWsHl 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 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 34 16 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 18 16 34 16 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified: 17 16 34 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 12 52 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 71 7 7
  4. The upper part of the skull
    Sense id: en-κόγχος-grc-noun-f-GSdc8q
  5. lentil soup
    Sense id: en-κόγχος-grc-noun-ewSz2F91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κόγχη (kónkhē) Derived forms: Κογχείᾱ (Konkheíā), κόγχη (kónkhē), κογχῠ́λη (konkhúlē)
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      "roman": "Konkheíā",
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    },
    {
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    {
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    }
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      "args": {
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        "1": "grc",
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      "name": "m+"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "",
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      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qfa-sub",
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        "t": "an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm",
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        "1": "tmr",
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        "tr": "qūqānā"
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      "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ar",
        "2": "قوقع",
        "3": "قَوْقَن",
        "t": "shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell"
      },
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    {
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κόχλος",
        "t": "spiral-shelled mollusk"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "כּוּכָא",
        "t": "burial chamber, niche for a grave",
        "tr": "kūḵā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "akk",
        "3": "𒆠𒈤",
        "t": "burial chamber, sepulchre, grave",
        "tr": "KI.MAḪ",
        "ts": "kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Speculated to be from Proto-Indo-European *ḱongʰ- (“shell, mussel”) because of its striking similarity to Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá, “conch, mussel”), but the phonological correspondence between Ancient Greek ⟨χ⟩ (⟨kh⟩) and Sanskrit ⟨ख⟩ (⟨kh⟩) is irregular. More likely from Pre-Greek; compare the similar words καγκύλας (kankúlas, “mussel”) and especially κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral conch, snail”) and its variants, and note the cluster ⟨γχ⟩ (⟨nkh⟩) which is common in Pre-Greek–derived terms. The Sanskrit word may thus be from a related loan source or substrate.\nAlternatively connected to Akkadian 𒅆𒄖𒇲 (IGI.GU.LA₂ /⁠qūqānu⁠/, “an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm”), whence also Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā) and distorted Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ, ܩܘܠܝܘܢ (“parasitic worm”) derive (distinguished from the borrowings of κογχύλιον (konkhúlion) ܩܘܟܐܠܝܘܢ (qūkāliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܘܢ (qūkaliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܐ (qūkaliyā), ܩܘܚܠܝܐ (qūḥaliyā, “spiral shape”)); for the form-meaning connection compare also Arabic قَوْقَن (qawqan, “shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell”) which is allegedly from κοχλίας (kokhlías, “snail with a spiral-shell; spiral”) from Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”) or the present word.\nAccording to Lipiński a rendering of Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”) from Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”).",
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      "form": "kónkhos",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "κόγχου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ὁ κόγχος",
      "roman": "ho kónkhos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κόγχω",
      "roman": "tṑ kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κόγχοι",
      "roman": "hoi kónkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κόγχου",
      "roman": "toû kónkhou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κόγχοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kónkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κόγχων",
      "roman": "tôn kónkhōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κόγχῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kónkhōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κόγχοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kónkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κόγχοις",
      "roman": "toîs kónkhois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κόγχον",
      "roman": "tòn kónkhon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ κόγχω",
      "roman": "tṑ kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κόγχους",
      "roman": "toùs kónkhous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχε",
      "roman": "kónkhe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχω",
      "roman": "kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "κόγχοι",
      "roman": "kónkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "1": "κόγχος",
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  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "mussel, cockle"
      ],
      "id": "en-κόγχος-grc-noun--bLc8oDw",
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        ],
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          "cockle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "small measure (especially of liquid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-κόγχος-grc-noun-M~VWbJ4H",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-κόγχος-grc-noun-b7cSWsHl",
      "links": [
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          "container",
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The upper part of the skull"
      ],
      "id": "en-κόγχος-grc-noun-f-GSdc8q",
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          "upper",
          "upper"
        ],
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          "skull",
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lentil soup"
      ],
      "id": "en-κόγχος-grc-noun-ewSz2F91",
      "links": [
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          "lentil",
          "lentil"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kóŋ.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kóŋ.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kónkhē",
      "word": "κόγχη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κόγχος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
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    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns without gender specified",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Aramaic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Akkadian",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Aramaic",
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      "roman": "Konkheíā",
      "word": "Κογχείᾱ"
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      "roman": "kónkhē",
      "word": "κόγχη"
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    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "qfa-sub",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "akk",
        "3": "𒅆𒄖𒇲",
        "t": "an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm",
        "tr": "IGI.GU.LA₂",
        "ts": "qūqānu"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒅆𒄖𒇲 (IGI.GU.LA₂ /⁠qūqānu⁠/, “an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tmr",
        "2": "קוּקָנָא",
        "tr": "qūqānā"
      },
      "expansion": "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "قوقع",
        "3": "قَوْقَن",
        "t": "shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَوْقَن (qawqan, “shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κόχλος",
        "t": "spiral-shelled mollusk"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "כּוּכָא",
        "t": "burial chamber, niche for a grave",
        "tr": "kūḵā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "akk",
        "3": "𒆠𒈤",
        "t": "burial chamber, sepulchre, grave",
        "tr": "KI.MAḪ",
        "ts": "kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Speculated to be from Proto-Indo-European *ḱongʰ- (“shell, mussel”) because of its striking similarity to Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá, “conch, mussel”), but the phonological correspondence between Ancient Greek ⟨χ⟩ (⟨kh⟩) and Sanskrit ⟨ख⟩ (⟨kh⟩) is irregular. More likely from Pre-Greek; compare the similar words καγκύλας (kankúlas, “mussel”) and especially κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral conch, snail”) and its variants, and note the cluster ⟨γχ⟩ (⟨nkh⟩) which is common in Pre-Greek–derived terms. The Sanskrit word may thus be from a related loan source or substrate.\nAlternatively connected to Akkadian 𒅆𒄖𒇲 (IGI.GU.LA₂ /⁠qūqānu⁠/, “an insect; a disease; a parasitic worm”), whence also Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קוּקָנָא (qūqānā) and distorted Classical Syriac ܩܘܪܩܥܐܢ, ܩܘܠܝܘܢ (“parasitic worm”) derive (distinguished from the borrowings of κογχύλιον (konkhúlion) ܩܘܟܐܠܝܘܢ (qūkāliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܘܢ (qūkaliyawn), ܩܘܟܠܝܐ (qūkaliyā), ܩܘܚܠܝܐ (qūḥaliyā, “spiral shape”)); for the form-meaning connection compare also Arabic قَوْقَن (qawqan, “shell of a mollusk; mollusk of a shell”) which is allegedly from κοχλίας (kokhlías, “snail with a spiral-shell; spiral”) from Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral-shelled mollusk”) or the present word.\nAccording to Lipiński a rendering of Aramaic כּוּכָא (kūḵā, “burial chamber, niche for a grave”) from Akkadian 𒆠𒈤 (KI.MAḪ /⁠kimaḫḫu, kimāḫu⁠/, “burial chamber, sepulchre, grave”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kónkhos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κόγχος",
      "roman": "ho kónkhos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κόγχω",
      "roman": "tṑ kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κόγχοι",
      "roman": "hoi kónkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κόγχου",
      "roman": "toû kónkhou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κόγχοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kónkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κόγχων",
      "roman": "tôn kónkhōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κόγχῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kónkhōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κόγχοιν",
      "roman": "toîn kónkhoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κόγχοις",
      "roman": "toîs kónkhois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κόγχον",
      "roman": "tòn kónkhon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ κόγχω",
      "roman": "tṑ kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κόγχους",
      "roman": "toùs kónkhous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχε",
      "roman": "kónkhe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχω",
      "roman": "kónkhō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κόγχοι",
      "roman": "kónkhoi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κόγχου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "κόγχος • (kónkhos) m (genitive κόγχου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κόγχος",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mussel, cockle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mussel",
          "mussel"
        ],
        [
          "cockle",
          "cockle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small measure (especially of liquid)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mussel shaped container for liquid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "container",
          "container"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The upper part of the skull"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "upper",
          "upper"
        ],
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lentil soup"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lentil",
          "lentil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kóŋ.kʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kóŋ.kʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.kʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkoŋ.xos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kónkhē",
      "word": "κόγχη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κόγχος"
}

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