σοῦχος

See also: Σοῦχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Demotic sbk, from Egyptian


(sbk, Sobek). For the pronunciation compare Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲕ (souk), ⲥⲟⲩⲭⲓ (soukhi).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

σοῦχος • (soûkhos)

  1. Egyptian name for a sacred crocodile seen as a living image of the god Sobek.

Inflection

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