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coturnix.

quail; (also term of endearment);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[koːˈtʊr.niːks]Classical-Latin[kɔˈtʊr.niːks]Classical-Latin[koˈtur.niks]

  1. quail

    declension-3

  2. “quail” (used as a term of endearment)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; from earlier cocturnīx, possibly from Proto-Italic *kwaktrīx and influenced by cōrnīx (“crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tr-ih₂-k-s, from *kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- (“to flee”), cognate with Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”). Doublet of quaccola (“quail”). Perhaps related to Latin conquinīscō (“to crouch down”), Old Norse *hvekka (“to be startled”), Proto-Slavic *čeznǫti (“to disappear”). Compare, for more, Ancient Greek ὄρτῠξ (órtŭx).

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