Κώκαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the vowel lengthening of κόκκᾰλος (kókkalos), a diminutive of κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Κώκαλος • (Kṓkalos) m (genitive Κώκαλου); second declension

  1. Legendary Sican king, ruler of Camicus, whose myth tells that he was protecting Daedalus intent on hiding from the Cretan ruler Minos; this latter will find a violent death in Sicania (present-day Sicily).

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Κώκαλος; τοῦ Κωκάλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Κώκαλος
ho Kṓkalos
Genitive τοῦ Κωκάλου
toû Kōkálou
Dative τῷ Κωκάλῳ
tôi Kōkálōi
Accusative τὸν Κώκαλον
tòn Kṓkalon
Vocative Κώκαλε
Kṓkale
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Greek: Κώκαλος (Kókalos)
  • → Latin: Cōcalus
    • French: Cocalus
    • Italian: Cocalo
    • Spanish: Cócalo
    • English: Cocalus
    • German: Cocalus
    • Polish: Cocalus
    • Russian: Kокал (Kokal)
    • Sicilian: Cùcalu
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