LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cotta1

cotta f (genitive cottae)
Classical[ˈkɔt.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔt.ta]

Meaning

  1. feminineundercoat, tunic

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecottacottae
genitivecottaecottārum
dativecottaecottīs
accusativecottamcottās
ablativecottācottīs
vocativecottacottae

Origins

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuttô (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchcottefrom Old French cotte
  • Englishcoatfrom Old French cotte
  • Englishsurcoatfrom Old French cotte
  • Italiancotta
  • Catalancotafrom Old Occitan cota
  • Occitancòtafrom Old Occitan cota
  • Sardiniancota
  • GermanKuttefrom Middle High German kutte
  • Normancottefrom Old French cotte
  • Wallooncotefrom Old French cotte
Iberian
  • Portuguesecota
  • Spanishcota
  • Asturiancota
  • Galiciancota
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Cotta2
Cotta m sg (genitive Cottae)
Classical[ˈkɔt.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔt.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA cognomen of the gens Aurelia
    Gaius Aurelius Cotta

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCotta—
genitiveCottae—
dativeCottae—
accusativeCottam—
ablativeCottā—
vocativeCotta—

Cotta, ae, m., v. Aurelius.

Origins

Uncertain. Two possibilities include a variant of cocta (“cooked”), intending sunburnt or tanned, or a Latinization of ancient Italiot Greek κόττος (kóttos, “cockscomb”), intending cowlicked.

Quick answers

What does cotta mean in Latin?
cotta, a noun, means “undercoat, tunic”.
What is the genitive of cotta?
The genitive singular is cottae. cotta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cotta?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔt.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔt.ta].