esox

See also: Esox

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish *esoks, from Proto-Celtic *esoxs (compare Irish eo (salmon), Welsh Welsh eog (salmon)); usually also compared to Ancient Greek ἴσοξ (ísox, unknown whale-like fish), attested only in a vocabulary list.

Pronunciation

Noun

esox m (genitive esocis); third declension

  1. kind of fresh-water fish

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Translingual: Esox
  • Basque: izokin

References

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