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Cothurnus


Co-thur′nus

(-n?s)
,
Noun.
[L.]
Same as
Cothurn
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Definition 2024


cothurnus

cothurnus

English

Alternative forms

Noun

cothurnus (plural cothurni)

  1. A buskin used in ancient tragedy
  2. The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy
    • 1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 410
      Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.

Derived terms

  • cothurnal

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈtʰur.nus/, [kɔˈtʰʊr.nʊs]

Noun

cothurnus m (genitive cothurnī); second declension

  1. cothurnus
  2. tragedy (dramatic or poetic style)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cothurnus cothurnī
genitive cothurnī cothurnōrum
dative cothurnō cothurnīs
accusative cothurnum cothurnōs
ablative cothurnō cothurnīs
vocative cothurne cothurnī

Descendants

  • Russian: коту́рн (kotúrn)

References