coccyx
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑksɪks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒksɪks/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editcoccyx (plural coccyges)
- (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.”
Synonyms
edit- tailbone (informal)
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
edit(anatomy) final fused vertebrae
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Further reading
edit- coccyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:coccyx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcoccyx m (plural coccyx)
Further reading
edit- “coccyx”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkok.kyːks/, [ˈkɔkːyːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkot.t͡ʃiks/, [ˈkɔtː͡ʃiks]
Noun
editcoccȳx m (genitive coccȳgis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | coccȳx | coccȳgēs |
genitive | coccȳgis | coccȳgum |
dative | coccȳgī | coccȳgibus |
accusative | coccȳgem | coccȳgēs |
ablative | coccȳge | coccȳgibus |
vocative | coccȳx | coccȳgēs |
References
edit- “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
editNoun
editcoccyx m (invariable)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of cóccix.
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