English Explanatory Dictionary

Cocytus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river of the underworld in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

/koʊˈsaɪtəs/ /koʊˈkaɪtəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cocytus.wav

Word forms

Cocytus the Cocytus Cocytos Kokytos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, literally “lamentation”).

Derived words

Cocytean Cocytian
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