cocc

cocc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *kokk, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with Old Norse kokkr, Late Latin coccus (whence Old French coc, Modern French coq) from the same Germanic source.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kokk/, [kok]
    • Rhymes: -okk

    Noun

    cocc m

    1. cock, a male bird

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative cocc coccas
    accusative cocc coccas
    genitive cocces cocca
    dative cocce coccum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: cok, cock, cocke, coke, cokke, cooke, koc, kok
      • English: cock
        • → Irish: coca
        • Sranan Tongo: kaka
        • Tok Pisin: kok
        • → Thai: ก๊อก (gɔ́k, “tap”)
        • → Lao: ກ໊ອກ (kǭk, “tap”)
      • Scots: cock, cok
      • Yola: cuck
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