noun · femininefirst declension
cotyla1
cotyla f (genitive cotylae)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ty.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.ti.la]
Meaning
- femininehistoricalsynonym of cantharus, cotyle, a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup
- femininehistoricalcotyle, a Greek unit of liquid measure
- femininehistoricalsynonym of hemina, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.27 L
- New Latinfemininestinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula), an annual weed of strong, bitter, and disagreeable taste used in small quantities in infusions its for diaphoretic, stimulating, and tonic effects
- New Latinfemininesynonym of acētābulum, the hip-bone socket
Caput est rotundum instar capitis femoris, quod in cotylem ischiae immittitur:
The head is round like the head of the thighbone which is imitted into the socket of the hipbone.1599, Johannes Schenck von Grafenberg, Observationum medicarum rariorum, libri VII, published 1665, Liber I . De Auribus, page 171:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cotyla | cotylae cotulae |
| genitive | cotylae cotulae, cotylēs | cotylārum cotulārum |
| dative | cotylae cotulae | cotylīs cotulīs |
| accusative | cotylam cotulam, cotylēn | cotylās cotulās |
| ablative | cotylā | cotylīs cotulīs |
| vocative | cotyla | cotylae cotulae |
cŏtўla, ae, f., v. cotula.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοτῠ́λη (kotŭ́lē, “cup; half-pint”).
Descendants
- Italianciotola
- Romanianciutură
- Romaniancitură
- Englishcotyle
- Englishcotyla
- Aromanianciuturã
- Megleno-Romanianciutură
- Albaniançotrëfrom Romanian ciutură
- Albaniançutrëfrom Romanian ciutură
- Albaniançuturëfrom Romanian ciutură