LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coxus

coxus (feminine coxa, neuter coxum)
Classical[ˈkɔk.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔk.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverarelame

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoxuscoxacoxum
genitivecoxīcoxaecoxī
dativecoxōcoxaecoxō
accusativecoxumcoxamcoxum
ablativecoxōcoxācoxō
vocativecoxecoxacoxum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecoxīcoxaecoxa
genitivecoxōrumcoxārumcoxōrum
dativecoxīscoxīscoxīs
accusativecoxōscoxāscoxa
ablativecoxīscoxīscoxīs
vocativecoxīcoxaecoxa

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us ? Latin coxus Perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Attested in the writings of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and various late glosses.

Elsewhere
  • Catalancoix
  • Spanishcojofrom Old Spanish coxo
  • Asturiancoxu
  • Asturiancuexu
  • Aragonesecoixo
  • Ladinokoshofrom Old Spanish coxo
  • Ladinoקושוfrom Old Spanish coxo
Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Portuguesecoxo
  • Galiciancoxo

Quick answers

What does coxus mean in Latin?
coxus, a adjective, means “lame”.
How do you pronounce coxus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔk.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔk.sus].
Where does coxus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- → Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ → Proto-Italic *koksā → Latin coxus.