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concha

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.

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Noun

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concha (plural conchae or (archaic) conchæ)

  1. Any shell-shaped structure:
    1. (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
    2. (anatomy) Alternative form of nasal concha.
  2. (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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concha

  1. Alternative form of kankar

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Interlingua

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Noun

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concha (plural conchas)

  1. Conch shell.
  2. External ear.

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”).

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Noun

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concha f (genitive conchae); first declension

  1. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch
    1. A pearl oyster.
      1. A pearl.
    2. The purple-fish.
  2. A mussel shell.
    1. A snailshell.
    2. The Triton's trumpet, in form like a snailshell.
  3. Objects in the form of a mussel shell:
  4. A vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc.
  5. Synonym of cunnus.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative concha conchae
genitive conchae conchārum
dative conchae conchīs
accusative concham conchās
ablative conchā conchīs
vocative concha conchae

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References

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  • “concha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “concha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • concha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “concha”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “concha”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *kongʰo-[1]

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  • Hyphenation: con‧cha

Noun

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concha f (plural conchas)

  1. seashell
  2. the shell of any mollusk
  3. scoop; ladle (specialised spoon for serving)

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “conch”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

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  • “concha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel”). Cognate with cuenca (“basin, socket”).

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concha f (plural conchas)

  1. seashell
    Synonym: (Isleño) coquilla
  2. shell (mollusk)
  3. (Mexico) a type of sweet bread (one that resembles a shell in design and in decoration)
  4. (vulgar, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay) pussy, cunt
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

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