Κόκκυξ

cuckoo

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Oct 2007Vetting: high2 revisions

9 words

A kind of bird; the one we call kou=kkos.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κόκκυξ· εἶδος ὀρνέου· ὁ παρ' ἡμῖν κοῦκκος.

Betacode

*ko/kkuc: ei)=dos o)rne/ou: o( par' h(mi=n kou=kkos.

Notes

The headword is first attested in Hesiod, Works and Days 486, for which see the note at kappa 1918.
cf. also, and generally, alpha 31; and under psi 131.

Linked from1 entry

κ1918ΚοκκύζωI crow, I cry like a cuckoo[Meaning] I make a sound. [sc. Also attested is the future tense] kokku/sw ["I will crow"]: I will make a signal [sc. by crowing like a cuckoo].

Neighbouring entries

κ1918ΚοκκύζωI crow, I cry like a cuckoo κ1919Κοκύμηλαplums κ1920Κόκκυξcuckoo κ1921ΚόκληςCocles, One-Eyed κ1922Κόλαintestines

Revision history2 revisions · last 6 Mar 2013

6 Mar 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
8 Oct 2007added notes and another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Oct 2007Translated — Catharine Roth