κοάξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

κοάξ • (koáx)

  1. croak (the sound made by a frog)
    • 405 BCE, Aristophanes, The Frogs 235:
      βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ.
      brekekekèx koàx koáx.
      Brekekekex koax koax.

See also

References

  • “κοάξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
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