cóccix

Galician

Noun

cóccix m (plural cóccix)

(anatomy) coccyx; tailbone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

coccyx (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.siʃ/, /ˈkɔk.siʃ/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔkʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔk.sis/, /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ksiʃ/

Noun

cóccix m (invariable)

(anatomy) coccyx; tailbone (final vertebra)

Hypernyms

osso

Holonyms

esqueleto, pelve, bacia

Coordinate terms

ílio, ísquio, púbis, sacro

Spanish

Noun

cóccix m (plural cóccix)

Alternative form of coxis

Further reading

“cóccix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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