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coccyx

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English

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The coccyx

Etymology

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From Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, cuckoo), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.

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Noun

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coccyx (plural coccyges)

  1. (medicine, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
    • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 129:
      He lands on the concrete path and bounces on his coccyx, which cracks the base of his spine.
    • 2024 January 30, Elle Hunt, “‘With orgasm people strive for oblivion’: Poor Things’ intimacy coordinator on consent, orgies and Emma Stone”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      An actor herself, McAlpine was hands-on, demonstrating “how you penetrate” on screen: “If you can move your coccyx, just arch your back slightly, it looks fantastic,” she says happily. “Those orgy scenes were amazing.”

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).

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coccyx m (plural coccyx)

  1. (anatomy) coccyx, tailbone

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx).

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Noun

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coccȳx m (genitive coccȳgis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) coccyx

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative coccȳx coccȳgēs
genitive coccȳgis coccȳgum
dative coccȳgī coccȳgibus
accusative coccȳgem coccȳgēs
ablative coccȳge coccȳgibus
vocative coccȳx coccȳgēs

References

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  • coccyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coccyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Noun

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coccyx m (invariable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of cóccix.