proper noun · masculinethird declension
Cocles1
Cocles m sg (genitive Coclitis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.kɫɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.kles]
Meaning
- masculinesingularOne-Eyed, an agnomen
Publius Horatius Cocles
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cocles | — |
| genitive | Coclitis | — |
| dative | Coclitī | — |
| accusative | Coclitem | — |
| ablative | Coclite | — |
| vocative | Cocles | — |
Cō^cles, itis, m.,
I. the cognomen of a Roman, Horatius Cocles. who, in the war with Porsenna, defended a bridge alone, Liv 2, 10, 2 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; id. Leg. 2, 4, 10; Verg. A. 8, 650; Plin. 34, 5, 11, § 22; 36, 15, 23, § 100 al.; Prop. 3 (4), 11, 63; Sen. Ep. 120, 7.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Coclēs itis, m
SCA- +oculus, one - eyed.— Esp. surname of Horatius, who, in the war with Porsenna, defended a bridge alone, L., C., V.
Origins
From cocles (“one-eyed or half-blind person”), possibly from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “cyclops”).
Descendants
- FrenchCoclès