κόττος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀵𑀺 (kōḻi) or Old Telugu కోడి (kōḍi) .[1][2]

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

κόττος • (kóttos) n (indeclinable)

  1. chicken

Inflection
Declension of τὸ κόττος; τοῦ κόττος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ κόττος
tò kóttos
Genitive τοῦ κόττος
toû kóttos
Dative τῷ κόττος
tôi kóttos
Accusative τὸ κόττος
tò kóttos
Vocative κόττος
kóttos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References
  1. Masica, Colin. Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, p.125
  2. According to Colin Masica Greek κόττος/kóttos probably comes from a Dravidian term for Chicken and suggests either Tamil kōḻi/கோழி or Telugu Kōḍi/కోడి for chicken.
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