κόχλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κοκάλια (kokália), κοκκάλια (kokkália), κωκάλια (kōkália)

Etymology

Connection with κόγχος (kónkhos, mussel, cockle) is evident; the prenasalization can be explained by Pre-Greek or by Semitic.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόχλος • (kókhlos) m (genitive κόχλου); second declension

  1. shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing purple
  2. land snail
    Synonyms: σέσῑλος (sésīlos), στρόμβος (strómbos)
  3. kohl
    Synonyms: λᾰ́ρβᾰσον (lárbason), στῐ́μμῐ (stímmi)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κοχλῐ́δῐον (kokhlídion)
  • κοχλῐοειδής (kokhlioeidḗs)
  • κοχλῐοκογχῠ́λῐον (kokhliokonkhúlion)
  • κοχλῐ́ς (kokhlís)
  • κοχλῐώρῠχον (kokhliṓrukhon)
  • κοχλῐᾰ́ρῐον (kokhliárion)
  • κοχλῐ́ᾱ (kokhlíā)
  • κόχλῐᾱς (kókhliās)

Further reading

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