noun · masculinethird declension
cōleō
cōleō m (genitive cōleōnis)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latintesticle
c. 8th century CE, “famex” in Glossae nominum Famex spado contusis culionibus
A famex is a eunuch who has had his balls crushed
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coleō | coleōnēs |
| genitive | coleōnis | coleōnum |
| dative | coleōnī | coleōnibus |
| accusative | coleōnem | coleōnēs |
| ablative | coleōne | coleōnibus |
| vocative | coleō | coleōnēs |
Origins
From cōleus + -ō. Attested in the glossary quoted below, which was translated in Carolingian times from a Greek original.
Insular Romance
- Sardiniancozone
- Sardiniancolloni
- Sardiniancalloni
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecolhãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese colhon
- Spanishcojón
- Englishcojonesfrom Spanish cojón
- Asturiancoyón
- Galiciancollónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese colhon
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancolló
- Occitancolhon
- Old Frenchcoillon
Italo-Romance
- Italiancoglione
- Siciliancugghiuni
- Siciliancugliuni
North Italian
- Friuliancoion
- Romanshcugliun
- Venetancojon