cóccix
Galician
Noun
cóccix m (invariable)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- coccyx (obsolete)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, /ˈkɔk.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ki.siʃ/, /ˈkɔk.siʃ/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔkʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔk.sis/, /ˈkɔ.ki.sis/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɔks/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ksiʃ/
Noun
cóccix m (invariable)
Hypernyms
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- “cóccix”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cóccix”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɡθiɡs/ [ˈkoɣ̞.θiɣ̞s] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɡsiɡs/ [ˈkoɣ̞.siɣ̞s] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -oɡθiɡs (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- Rhymes: -oɡsiɡs (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: cóc‧cix
Noun
cóccix m (plural cóccix)
- alternative form of coxis
Further reading
- “cóccix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025