concha
Latin
noun
Definitions
- bivalve; mussel; mollusk
- oyster shell, pearl oyster
- a vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc
- holy water font
- the triton's trumpet, in form like a snail shell
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κόγχη (mussel, shell, konkh, apse).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόγχη
Gloss
mussel, shell, konkh, apse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- conch English
- concha English
- conchal English
- conche English
- concher English
- conchiform English
- conchite English
- conchology English
- conchometry English
- coquina English
- deuteroconch English
- macroconch English
- microconch English
- protoconch English
- teleoconch English
- *concla Latin
- Venus Latin
- cochlea Latin
- concheus Latin
- conchula Latin
- conca Italian
- conchifero Italian
- concoide Italian
- concola Italian
- ipsiconchia Italian
- nettaroconca Italian
- pluriconco Italian
- triconco Italian
- conche French
- conque French
- coquille French
- concha Spanish, Castilian
- concho Spanish, Castilian
- coquina Spanish, Castilian
- cuenca Spanish, Castilian
- subcuenca Spanish, Castilian
- κόγχη Ancient Greek
- *kongʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *konkho- Proto-Indo-European
- conca Catalan, Valencian
- cunca Galician
- vieira Galician
- *vẽeyra Old Portuguese
- cunca Old Portuguese
- vongola Neapolitan