LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Cocles1

Cocles m sg (genitive Coclitis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.kɫɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.kles]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularOne-Eyed, an agnomen
    Publius Horatius Cocles

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCocles—
genitiveCoclitis—
dativeCoclitī—
accusativeCoclitem—
ablativeCoclite—
vocativeCocles—

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.

Origins

From cocles (“one-eyed or half-blind person”), possibly from Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “cyclops”).

Descendants
  • FrenchCoclès
noun · masculinethird declension
cocles2
cocles m (genitive coclitis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.kɫɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.kles]

Meaning

  1. masculineone-eyed person
  2. masculinehalf-blind person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoclescoclitēs
genitivecoclitiscoclitum
dativecoclitīcoclitibus
accusativecoclitemcoclitēs
ablativecoclitecoclitibus
vocativecoclescoclitēs

cō^cles, ĭtis, m. for scoculus; root ska-; cf. σκιά, σκότος, and oculus (cf. Fleck. in Rhein. Mus. 8, p. 231),
I. cognomen of a person blind with one eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; so Enn. ap. Varr L. L. 7, § 71; Plaut. Curc. 3, 1, 23.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps, “cyclops”), possibly through Etruscan *𐌂𐌖𐌂𐌋𐌖𐌔 (*cuclus) (compare attested 𐌂𐌖𐌂𐌋𐌖 (cuclu)).

Quick answers

What does Cocles mean in Latin?
Cocles, a proper noun, means “One-Eyed, an agnomen”.
What is the genitive of Cocles?
The genitive singular is Coclitis. Cocles is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Cocles?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.kɫɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.kles].