Κόκκυ
cuckoo!
Translated by Catharine Roth20 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
In Attic, meaning quick[ly].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κόκκυ· Ἀττικῶς ἀντὶ τοῦ ταχύ.
Betacode
*ko/kku: *)attikw=s a)nti\ tou= taxu/.
Notes
- The call of the cuckoo, used as an exclamation: "Quick!" Found mainly in Aristophanes, see LSJ s.v. at web address 1.