noun · femininefirst declension
coa
coa f (genitive coae)
Classical[ˈko.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.a]
Meaning
- femininelustful woman, prostitute
...in triclinio coam, in cubiculo nolam....
...Coan in the dining-room, noan in the bedroom...95 CE, Quintillian, Institutio Oratoria 8.6.52
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coa | coae |
| genitive | coae | coārum |
| dative | coae | coīs |
| accusative | coam | coās |
| ablative | coā | coīs |
| vocative | coa | coae |
Coa, ōrum, v. Cos, II.
Cŏa, ae, f.,
I. a fictitious nickname of Clodia [from coeo; opp. Nola, from nolo], Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53.
Origins
After a story perhaps pertaining to Clodia Metelli cited in Quintillian, perhaps as a distortion of a form of coeō, or after the luxurious silk from Cos, deriving from the cocoon of the Coan moth, or both.