uncus

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (declension-2, masculine) hook, barb
2. (declension-2, masculine) a hook used to drag criminals by the neck
3. (declension-2, masculine) a surgical instrument

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) hooked, curved, barbed
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) crooked, bent

Concepts

courbé

crochet

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Synonymes

curvus

inflexus

hāmus

incurvatus

incurvans

Traductions

كُلﱠاب

صِنﱠارة

ganxo

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gebogen

gekrümmt

haken

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geschwungen

’ɣatzos

arched

curvilinear

hook

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curvilineal

curvo

gancio

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منحني

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈʊŋ.kʊs]

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Proto-Italic *onkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos (“hook”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos) and Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká).