noun · neutersecond declension
cottana
cottana n pl (genitive cottanōrum)
Classical[ˈkɔt.ta.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔt.ta.na]
Meaning
- neuterplurala kind of small Syrian fig
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | cottana |
| genitive | — | cottanōrum |
| dative | — | cottanīs |
| accusative | — | cottana |
| ablative | — | cottanīs |
| vocative | — | cottana |
cottăna (also cotona, coctona, and coctăna), ōrum, n. Syrian; Gr. κόττανα,
I. a kind of small Syrian fig, Plin. 13, 5, 10, § 51; Mart. 7, 52; Juv. 3, 83; Stat. S. 4, 9, 28 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cottana ōrum, see cottona.
Origins
From Ancient Greek κόττανα (kóttana), from a Semitic language; compare Hebrew קָטָן (katán, “small”).