κοάξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

κοάξ (koáx)

  1. croak, the sound made by a frog.
    • 405 BC, Aristophanes, The Frogs line 230.
      βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ.
      Brekekekex koax koax.

References

  • κοάξ in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
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