uncus

Meaning

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

arched

curvilinear

hook

🪝

curvilineal

Synonyms

curvus

inflexus

hāmus

incurvatus

incurvans

Translations

كُلﱠاب

صِنﱠارة

ganxo

🪝

gebogen

gekrümmt

haken

🪝

geschwungen

’ɣatzos

courbé

crochet

🪝

curvo

gancio

🪝

arcuato

circonflesso

منحني

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʊŋ.kʊs]

Etymology

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