cocc

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kokk, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Cognate with Old Norse kokkr, Late Latin coccus (whence Old French coc, Modern French coq) from the same Germanic source.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kokk/, [kok]

Noun

cocc m

  1. cock, a male bird

Declension
Declension of cocc (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cocc coccas
accusative cocc coccas
genitive cocces cocca
dative cocce coccum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: cok, cocke, cock, kok, coke, cooke, cokke
    • English: cock
    • Scots: cock, cok
    • Yola: cuck
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