adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cothurnātus
cothurnātus (feminine cothurnāta, neuter cothurnātum, comparative cothurnātius, adverb cothurnātē)
Classical[kɔ.tʰʊrˈnaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ko.turˈnaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivebuskined, tragic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cothurnātus | cothurnāta | cothurnātum |
| genitive | cothurnātī | cothurnātae | cothurnātī |
| dative | cothurnātō | cothurnātae | cothurnātō |
| accusative | cothurnātum | cothurnātam | cothurnātum |
| ablative | cothurnātō | cothurnātā | cothurnātō |
| vocative | cothurnāte | cothurnāta | cothurnātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cothurnātī | cothurnātae | cothurnāta |
| genitive | cothurnātōrum | cothurnātārum | cothurnātōrum |
| dative | cothurnātīs | cothurnātīs | cothurnātīs |
| accusative | cothurnātōs | cothurnātās | cothurnāta |
| ablative | cothurnātīs | cothurnātīs | cothurnātīs |
| vocative | cothurnātī | cothurnātae | cothurnāta |
cŏthurnātus, a, um, adj. cothurnus,
I. of or pertaining to the cothurnus, lit. buskined; hence, elevated, lofty, tragic (opp. excalceatus, comic, Sen. Ep. 8, 8; 76, 31;
not ante-Aug.): Maronis grande opus, Mart. 5, 5, 8: Lycophron, Ov. lb. 529: vates, id. Am. 2, 18, 18: deae, id. F. 5, 348: sermo, Macr. S. 7, 5 fin.: scelera, Lact. 6, 20.—* adv.: cŏ-thurnātē, loftily, tragically; only comp. (late Lat.): cothurnatius, Amm. 28, 1, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cothurnātus adj.
cothurnus, with the cothurnus, buskined, tragic: deae, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin cothurnātus From cothurnus (“buskin”) + -ātus (“-ed”).
Descendants
- Frenchcothurné