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Albanian
Etymology
Internationalism , ultimately from English coke . Compare German Koks .
Noun
koks m (definite koksi ) ( uncountable )
coke ( solid residue from roasting coal )
References
“koks ”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language ] (in Albanian), 2006
“koks”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language ] (in Albanian), 1980
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Koks , from English cokes .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
koks m inan
coke ( solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven )
( informal , slang ) cocaine
Declension
Declension of koks (hard masculine inanimate )
References
^ Jiří Rejzek (2007 ) “koks ”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
“koks ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“koks ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
koks c
indefinite genitive singular of kok
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
koks
plural of kok
Icelandic
Etymology
Early 20th century; borrowed from English coke .
Pronunciation
Noun
koks n (genitive singular koks , no plural )
coke
Declension
Declension of koks (sg-only neuter )
References
Latvian
koks on Latvian Wikipedia
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *kuok- , from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- , from the stem *kew- ( “ to bend, to be bent ” ) .
Meaning at first “bent wood, branch, stick,” it soon became “wood, tree.” It competed with mežs (< *medis ), the original term for “wood, tree,” which soon acquired the meaning of “forest.” The original “branch, stick” meaning of koks can still be occasionally found (see below).
Cognates include Lithuanian kúoka ( “ stick with thick end, pounder, pestle ” ) , kúokas ( “ stick with thick end; thick end of a stick; tuber; mace, club ” ) , kukà ( “ stick ” ) , Bulgarian кука ( kuka , “ spike, peg, wedge, hook, handle ” ) .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
koks m (1st declension )
tree ( perennial plant with woody stem or trunk , foliage , and roots )
augļu koki ― fruit trees
koku lapotne ― tree foliage
koku puduris ― clump of trees
jauktu koku mežs ― mixed tree forest
koki šalc vējā ― the trees rustle in the wind
nokaltis koks ― withered tree
kails koks ― naked, bald (= leafless) tree
zaļš koks ― green tree (i.e., with leaves)
apsūnojis koks ― mossy tree
simtgadīgs koks ― centenarian tree
lapu koks ― deciduous (lit. leaf) tree
skuju koks ― connifer (lit. needle 'tree )
zāģēt, cirst kokus ― to saw, to axe trees
koku tārpi ― tree worms
viens kā koks ― alone as a tree (= very lonely)
timber ( felled trees seen as a substance )
Intas tēvs jau toreiz strādāja uz upes pie koku pludināšanas ― Inta's father at that time already worked at timber floating (log driving) on the river
kalējs sāka vest kokus smēdei ― the blacksmith began to bring timber , wood to the forge
koku dārzs ― timber corral (an enclosure for floating timber on a watercourse)
logs , boards , planks
grāvis uzplūdis, tiltiņam divi koki iznesti ― the ditch flooded, two logs (were) taken to the little bridge
wood ( timber seen as material for making things )
koka ēka ― wooden building
koka karote ― wooden spoon
koka tupeles ― wooden shoes
koka rotaļlietas ― wooden toys
vecmodīga koka gulta ― old-fashioned wooden bed
club , stick , rod ( e.g. , for hitting )
skatos pēc kāda koka ; kreisā roka man brīva, varētu šakāļus aizdzīt ― I look at some stick : (my) left arm is free, I could drive the shackals away
viņš saņēmis par to kokus ― for this reason he took the sticks (= he was given corporal physical punishment)
Declension
Declension of koks (1st declension)
Derived terms
References
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂-kʷo- , see also Proto-Slavic *kakъ ( “ what kind of ” ) ,[ 1] Welsh pob .[ 2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
kóks m (feminine kokià )
what , which ; what kind
Declension
Pronoun
kóks
what , which
Declension
See also
References
^ Derksen, Rick (2015 ) “koks”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13 ), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , page 253
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “cach, cech ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the plural of English coke .
Noun
koks m (definite singular koksen , uncountable )
coke ( fuel )
Synonym: sinders
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German kouwese or from a Sami language (like Northern Sami guksi , compare northern Swedish koxa ). If first case is right, cognate with Swedish kåsa , Lithuanian káušas , Russian ковш ( kovš ) and dialectal Danish kovse ( “ pot ” ) . Attested as kogs in "Glossarium Norvagicum" (1749) of Erik Pontoppidan .
Noun
koks f (definite singular koksa , indefinite plural kokser , definite plural koksene )
a bowl with a handle or one or more loops
a deep ladle
References
“koks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Koks , from English cokes .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkɔks/
Rhymes: -ɔks
Syllabification: koks
Noun
koks m inan
coke ( solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven )
( colloquial , sports ) doping , especially anabolic steroids
( slang ) powder cocaine
Synonym: koka
Declension
Noun
koks m pers
( slang , derogatory ) a bodybuilder , especially one who uses steroids
Synonyms: paker , koksiarz
Declension
Further reading
koks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
koks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cokes . First attested in 1825.
Noun
koks c
coke (carbon fuel)
( slang ) coke (cocaine)
Synonym: kokain
Declension
References