κόκκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κόκκος • (kókkos) m (genitive κόκκου); second declension

  1. grain, seed, kernel
  2. The kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
  3. insects of the genus Kermes, which live on the oak.
  4. A scarlet dye made from the crushed bodies of the kermes bugs
  5. scarletberry (Solanum dulcamara)
  6. the colour scarlet
  7. testicle

Declension
Second declension of ὁ κόκκος; τοῦ κόκκου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κόκκος
ho kókkos		 τὼ κόκκω
tṑ kókkō		 οἱ κόκκοι
hoi kókkoi
Genitive τοῦ κόκκου
toû kókkou		 τοῖν κόκκοιν
toîn kókkoin		 τῶν κόκκων
tôn kókkōn
Dative τῷ κόκκῳ
tôi kókkōi		 τοῖν κόκκοιν
toîn kókkoin		 τοῖς κόκκοις
toîs kókkois
Accusative τὸν κόκκον
tòn kókkon		 τὼ κόκκω
tṑ kókkō		 τοὺς κόκκους
toùs kókkous
Vocative κόκκε
kókke		 κόκκω
kókkō		 κόκκοι
kókkoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: κόκκος (kókkos)
  • → Latin: coccum (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos).

Noun

κόκκος • (kókkos) m (plural κόκκοι)

  1. speck, grain, particle

Declension
declension of κόκκος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κόκκος • κόκκοι •
genitive κόκκου • κόκκων •
accusative κόκκο • κόκκους •
vocative κόκκε • κόκκοι •
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