Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
κόττος. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
κόττος, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
κόττος in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
κόττος you have here. The definition of the word
κόττος will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
κόττος, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀓𑁄𑀵𑀺 (kōḻi) or Old Telugu కోడి (kōḍi) .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kót.tos/ → /ˈkot.tos/ → /ˈko.tos/
Proper noun
κόττος • (kóttos) n (indeclinable)
- chicken
Inflection
τὸ κόττος
tò kóttos
|
τοῦ κόττος
toû kóttos
|
τῷ κόττος
tôi kóttos
|
τὸ κόττος
tò kóttos
|
κόττος
kóttos
|
|
|
References
- ^ Masica, Colin. Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, p.125
- ^ According to Colin Masica Greek κόττος/kóttos probably comes from a Dravidian term for Chicken and suggests either Tamil kōḻi/கோழி or Telugu Kōḍi/కోడి for chicken.