cocc

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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cocc m

  1. cock, a male bird

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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