noun · masculinesecond declension
cossus1
cossus m (genitive cossī)
Meaning
- masculinewoodworm (worm or grub found in wood)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cossus | cossī |
| genitive | cossī | cossōrum |
| dative | cossō | cossīs |
| accusative | cossum | cossōs |
| ablative | cossō | cossīs |
| vocative | cosse | cossī |
cossus, i, m.,
I. a kind of larva under the bark of trees, Plin. 11, 33, 38, § 113; 17, 24, 37, § 220; 30, 13, 39, § 115.
Origins
Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From a root common to Ancient Greek σκίδνημι (skídnēmi, “to disperse”) and Lithuanian kedeti (“to burst”). * From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognates include cortex (“bark”) and Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”). * From Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (“to cut”), with the possible cognate careō (“to lack”).
Descendants
- Italiancosso
- Romaniancoș
- Spanishcoso
- Spanishcojijo
- Spanishgusano
- Albaniankoshëz
- Asturiancosu
- Asturiancoxíu
- Asturianguxán
- Friuliancos