cony
English
/ˈkəʊni/, /ˈkoʊni/
noun
Definitions
- A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ).
- (UK) Rabbit fur.
- Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (, dassie) or the pika (, formerly ).
- (obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
- An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: , the hind of Bermuda; nigger-fish, ; .
- Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family , such as the , , , and .
- (UK) The burbot.
- (obsolete) A woman; a sweetheart.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English coni derived from conis derived from Latin *cuniclus, cuniculus (rabbit, burrow) derived from Ancient Greek κύνικλος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
κύνικλος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cunicular English
- cuniculture English
- *cuniclus Latin
- cuniculus Latin
- cunīculus Latin
- la, *cuniclus Latin
- Hauskaninchen German
- Kanin German
- Kaninchen German
- Kaninchendraht German
- Kaninchendrahtzaun German
- Kaninchenjagd German
- Löwenkopfkaninchen German
- Versuchskaninchen German
- Vulkankaninchen German
- Wildkaninchen German
- conigliaia Italian
- coniglicoltore Italian
- coniglicoltura Italian
- coniglieria Italian
- coniglietto Italian
- coniglio Italian
- coniglio di grondaia Italian
- konijn Dutch, Flemish
- konijnenhok Dutch, Flemish
- konijnenhol Dutch, Flemish
- konijnenvoer Dutch, Flemish
- proefkonijn Dutch, Flemish
- stresskonijn Dutch, Flemish
- conejero Spanish, Castilian
- conejo Spanish, Castilian
- conejo de los volcanes Spanish, Castilian
- κόνικλος Ancient Greek
- κύνικλος Ancient Greek
- kanin Norwegian Bokmål
- anticoelho Portuguese
- coelho Portuguese
- kanin Swedish
- kanin Norwegian Nynorsk
- coni Middle English
- conis Old French
- connil Old French
- connin Old French
- conill Catalan, Valencian
- coello Galician
- κονικλοτροφείο Greek (modern)
- κουνέλι Greek (modern)
- koneho Cebuano
- kuilu Indonesian
- cwning Welsh
- conijn Middle Dutch
- kaninķenis Latvian
- konyn Afrikaans
- kuneho Tagalog
- cõello Old Portuguese
- kanīn Middle Low German
- kanīneken Middle Low German
- conilh Occitan
- conexu Asturian
- kinnen Scots
- cunin Friulian
- conejo Old Spanish
- cunigghiu Sicilian
- conéjo Venetian
- cunicio Venetian
- conis xno
- قنية Moroccan Arabic
- truwèlu Javanese
- cuneju San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
- konejë Isthmus Mixe
- coneju Chiquihuitlán Mazatec