LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

coxīnus

coxīnus m (genitive coxīnī)
Classical[kɔkˈsiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kokˈsiː.nus]
cossīnus

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latincushion, pillow

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoxīnuscoxīnī
genitivecoxīnīcoxīnōrum
dativecoxīnōcoxīnīs
accusativecoxīnumcoxīnōs
ablativecoxīnōcoxīnīs
vocativecoxīnecoxīnī

Origins

From coxa (“thigh”) + -īnus, possibly under the influence of pulvīnus (“cushion, pillow”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchcoussinfrom Old French coissin
  • Italiancuscinofrom Old French coissin
  • Englishcushionfrom Old French coissin
  • Spanishcojínfrom Old Spanish coxín
  • Normancouossifrom Old French coissin
  • Wallooncossénfrom Old French coissin
  • Scotscushinfrom Old French coissin
  • Siciliancuscinufrom Old French coissin
  • Venetancusinfrom Old French coissin
  • Proto-West Germanic*kussīn
Old Occitan
  • Catalancoixí
Old Leonese
  • Asturiancoxín
Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Galiciancoxín

In English words that came into English from coxīnus

  • cushion*coxīnus

Quick answers

What does coxīnus mean in Latin?
coxīnus, a noun, means “cushion, pillow”.
What is the genitive of coxīnus?
The genitive singular is coxīnī. coxīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce coxīnus?
In classical Latin, [kɔkˈsiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kokˈsiː.nus].