LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cothurnus

cothurnus m (genitive cothurnī)
Classical[kɔˈtʰʊr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈtur.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculinecothurnus, buskin
  2. masculinetragedy (dramatic or poetic style)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecothurnuscothurnī
genitivecothurnīcothurnōrum
dativecothurnōcothurnīs
accusativecothurnumcothurnōs
ablativecothurnōcothurnīs
vocativecothurnecothurnī

cŏthurnus, i, m., = κόθορνος,
I. a high Grecian shoe.
I. In gen., Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 46; id. Phil. 3, 6, 16; Vell. 2, 82, 4 al.—
II. Esp.
A. A high Grecian hunting-boot, laced up in front, and covering the whole foot, Verg. E. 7, 32; id. A. 1, 337; Juv. 6, 506.—
B. The high shoe or buskin worn by tragic actors (while soccus was the shoe of the comic actor), Hor. A. P. 80; 280; id. S. 1, 5, 64 al.—Hence,
2. Meton.
a. Tragedy, Hor. A. P. 80.—
b. A subject of tragedy Juv. 15, 29.—
c. An elevated style, in poetry, Verg. E. 8, 10; Hor. C. 2, 1, 12; Prop. 2 (3), 34, 41; Quint. 10, 1, 68 et saep.; also in painting, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 111 (with gravitas artis).—
d. Elevation, majesty (late Lat.): imperatoriae auctoritatis, Amm. 21, 16, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Descendants
  • Englishcothurn
  • Frenchcothurne
  • GermanKothurn
  • Italiancoturno
  • Spanishcoturno
  • Polishkoturn
  • Russianкоту́рн

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCothurnusCothurnus (κόθορνος). The word cothurnus is chiefly associated with tragedy, and among the Romans was the name given to the tragic boot. But it is to …

Quick answers

What does cothurnus mean in Latin?
cothurnus, a noun, means “cothurnus, buskin; tragedy (dramatic or poetic style)”.
What is the genitive of cothurnus?
The genitive singular is cothurnī. cothurnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cothurnus?
In classical Latin, [kɔˈtʰʊr.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈtur.nus].