LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cō̆turnīx

cō̆turnīx f (genitive cō̆turnīcis)
Classical[koːˈtʊr.niːks]Ecclesiastical[koˈtur.niks]

Meaning

  1. quail
  2. “quail” (used as a term of endearment)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecō̆turnīxcō̆turnīcēs
genitivecō̆turnīciscō̆turnīcum
dativecō̆turnīcīcō̆turnīcibus
accusativecō̆turnīcemcō̆turnīcēs
ablativecō̆turnīcecō̆turnīcibus
vocativecō̆turnīxcō̆turnīcēs

cō^turnix (ō, * Lucr. 4, 641;
I. ŏ, Ov. Am. 2, 6, 27; Juv. 12, 97), īcis, f. a sono vocis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 4 Müll., a quail, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 64 sq.; Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 6; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 7 al.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 76.

Origins

Uncertain; from earlier cocturnīx, possibly from Proto-Italic *kwaktrīx and influenced by cōrnīx (“crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tr-ih₂-k-s, from *kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- (“to flee”), cognate with Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”). Doublet of quaccola (“quail”). Perhaps related to Latin conquinīscō (“to crouch down”), Old Norse *hvekka (“to be startled”), Proto-Slavic *čeznǫti (“to disappear”). Compare, for more, Ancient Greek ὄρτῠξ (órtŭx).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancotornice
  • Italiancoturnice
  • Italiancotorno
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecodornizfrom Old Galician-Portuguese codorniz
  • Spanishcodorniz
  • Asturiancogorniz
Gallo-Romance
  • Old Occitancodornitz
Borrowings
  • TranslingualCoturnix
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*peturnīcula

Quick answers

What does cō̆turnīx mean in Latin?
cō̆turnīx, a noun, means “quail; “quail” (used as a term of endearment)”.
What is the genitive of cō̆turnīx?
The genitive singular is cō̆turnīcis. cō̆turnīx is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cō̆turnīx?
In classical Latin, [koːˈtʊr.niːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈtur.niks].