Dictionary

coccyx en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑksɪks/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒksɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kókkūks Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx)bor. Latin coccyxbor. English coccyx Borrowed from Latin coccyx, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx), referring to the curved shape of a cuckoo's beak when viewed from the side.

Meanings

1. (formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
   • An actor herself, McAlpine was hands-on, demonstrating “how you penetrate” on screen: “If you can move your coccyx, just arch your back slightly, it looks fantastic,” she says happily. “Those orgy scenes were amazing.” 2024 January 30, Elle Hunt, “‘With orgasm people strive for oblivion’: Poor Things’ intimacy coordinator on consent, orgies and Emma Stone”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • He lands on the concrete path and bounces on his coccyx, which cracks the base of his spine. 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 129:

Forms

Deriveds

coccygeal · coccygeous · sacrococcyx · coccydynia · coccygectomy

Hypernyms

bone

Synonyms

tailbone

Translations (95)

ar عُصْعُص ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · es cóccix ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · es rafaila ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms tulang sulbi ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · cmn 尾閭骨 /尾闾骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · hy պոչուկ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · id tulang tongkeng ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · tl tulatod ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · eo kokcigo ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ja 尾閭骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · mel tuleang kelebik ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · da haleben ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · grc κόκκυξ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · be хвастцо́вая косць ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sv svanskota ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sl trtica ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nv atseeʼ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · scn còcciggi ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · tr kuyruk kemiği ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ca còccix ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · fo halabein ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ko 꼬리뼈 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nn halebein ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ru ко́пчик ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · mi timu ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · vi xương cụt ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pt mucumbu ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · bdr sengkurung ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sk kostrč ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · it coccige ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · de Steißbein ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pl kość guziczna ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ota قویروق كمیكی ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · bg опашна кост ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · id tulang sulbi ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · kk құймышақ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · tl puil ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · el κόκκυξ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sh trtica ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ilo kimmol ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · th ก้นกบ ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ja 尾骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · uk ку́прик ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · kmr hestiyê qilênce ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nb haleben ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · cmn 尾骶骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nl staartbeen ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ar عُصُص ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · el ουρά ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pt cóccix ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · taa -chaniɬtsela' ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · bsy saligi' ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · de Coccyx ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · zlw-ocs kostřec ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms tulang tongkeng ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · es coxis ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · lt uodegikaulis ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · gl cóccix ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · hu farkcsont ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nb halebein ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · id tulang ekor ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pam kayikut ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ceb bangkawbangkaw ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · fr coccyx ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · fi häntäluu ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · cs kostrč ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · fa دنبالچه ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ja 尾骶骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · hu farokcsont ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ro noadă ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · cmn 尾骨 ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · mel kubin ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · id koksiks ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · be хвасце́ц ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms tulang ekor ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sco rumple-bane ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · tr kuyruk sokumu ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · arz عصعص ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pt curanchim ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ota عصعص ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · mvv kalut ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pam kaikut ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms tulang cenonot ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms tulang kongkeng ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · es curcusilla ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · izh häntäpiiluu ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · nl stuitje ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · sh trtičnjača ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · crh quyruq kemigi ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · kix mūithùonyù ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · es rabadilla ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · ms koksiks ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · is rófubein ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · pl kość ogonowa ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae) · hil pigtot ((anatomy) final fused vertebrae)