LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cophinus

cophinus m (genitive cophinī)
Classical[ˈkɔ.pʰɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.fi.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinehamper; basket
    Collegerunt ergo, et impleverunt duodecim cophinos fragmentorum ex quinque panibus hordeaceis, quae superfuerunt his qui manducaverant.Therefore they collected them, and filled twelve baskets of pieces from the five barley loaves which had remained to those who had eaten.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate John.6.13

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecophinuscophinī
cofinī
genitivecophinī
cofinī
cophinōrum
cofinōrum
dativecophinō
cofinō
cophinīs
cofinīs
accusativecophinum
cofinum
cophinōs
cofinōs
ablativecophinō
cofinō
cophinīs
cofinīs
vocativecophine
cofine
cophinī
cofinī

cŏphĭnus, i, m., = κόφινος,
I. a basket, Col. 11, 3, 51; Juv. 3, 14; 6, 542 al.; cf. Isid Orig. 20, 9, 9.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Englishcoffinfrom Old Northern French cofin
  • Frenchcoffrefrom Old French cofre
  • Catalancofrefrom Old French cofre
  • Englishcofferfrom Old French cofre
  • GermanKofferfrom Old French cofre
  • Portuguesecofrefrom Old French cofre
  • Spanishcofrefrom Old French cofre
  • Scotscoffinfrom Old Northern French cofin
  • Normancôffrefrom Old French cofre
  • Scotscofferfrom Old French cofre
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecofinho
  • Portuguesecôvão
  • Galiciancovo
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancofano
  • Neapolitancuofano
  • Siciliancufinu
  • Siciliancòfinu
  • Siciliancòfunu
  • Siciliancuòfinu
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancove
Elsewhere
  • Spanishcuévano
Padanian
  • Piedmontesecòfo

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does cophinus mean in Latin?
cophinus, a noun, means “hamper; basket”.
What is the genitive of cophinus?
The genitive singular is cophinī. cophinus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cophinus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.pʰɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.fi.nus].