LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

coxa

coxa f (genitive coxae)
Classical[ˈkɔk.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔk.sa]

Meaning

  1. femininehip (joint), hipbone
  2. Late Latinfemininethigh

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Coxa · Latus · Femur

Coxa and coxendix (κοχώνη) mean the hip; latus, the part between the hip and shoulder; femur and femen, the part under the hip, the thigh. (vi. 84.)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoxacoxae
genitivecoxaecoxārum
dativecoxaecoxīs
accusativecoxamcoxās
ablativecoxācoxīs
vocativecoxacoxae

coxa, ae, f.,
I. the hip.
I. Prop, Cels. 4, 22, 1; 8, 1 fin.; 8, 10, 5; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 38; cf. also coxendix.—Hence,
B. The hip-bone, Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 5.—
II. Transf., in the Agrimensores: agrorum, a bend inwards (with angulus), Sic. Fl. p. 6 Goes.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*koḱs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kóḱseh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*koksā
  4. Latincoxa

Inherited from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Whence also coxendīx, Old Irish cos (“foot, leg”) and Welsh coes (“leg, shank”).

Elsewhere
  • Italiancoscia
  • Frenchcuissefrom Old French cuisse
  • Englishcuishfrom Old French cuisse
  • Englishcuissefrom Old French cuisse
  • Englishquishfrom Old French cuisse
  • Portuguesecoxafrom Old Galician-Portuguese coyxa
  • Sardiniancoscia
  • Sardiniancossa
  • Englishcoxa
  • Corsicancoscia
Old Occitan
  • Catalancuixa
  • Occitancuèissa
Eastern Romance
  • Romaniancoapsă
  • Aromaniancoapsã
  • Albaniankofshë
Old Spanish
  • Spanishcuja
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancòsa
  • Ligurianchéuscia
  • Lombardcòssa
  • Piedmontesecheussa
Old Navarro-Aragonese
  • Aragonesecuixa
Old Leonese
  • Mirandesecoixa
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancuesse
  • Romanshcoissa
  • Romanshquiessa
  • Romanshcuissa
  • Romanshcossa

Quick answers

What does coxa mean in Latin?
coxa, a noun, means “hip (joint), hipbone; thigh”.
What is the genitive of coxa?
The genitive singular is coxae. coxa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce coxa?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔk.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔk.sa].
Where does coxa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- → Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ → Proto-Italic *koksā → Latin coxa.