ⲕⲉⲥ
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Coptic
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲁⲥ (kas) — Sahidic, Bohairic
- ⲕⲏⲥ (kēs), ⲕⲓⲥ (kis) — Sahidic
- ⲕⲉⲉⲥ (kees) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic
Noun
ⲕⲉⲥ • (kes) m (plural ⲕⲏⲏⲥ (kēēs))
Etymology 2
Same as the above, a semantic loan from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion)
Alternative forms
Noun
ⲕⲉⲥ • (kes) m
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 119b, 120a
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 63