coxo

Latin

Etymology

From coxa (“thigh”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkok.soː/, [ˈkɔk.soː]

Noun

coxō m (genitive coxōnis); third declension

  1. A hobbling or lame person

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative coxō coxōnēs
genitive coxōnis coxōnum
dative coxōnī coxōnibus
accusative coxōnem coxōnēs
ablative coxōne coxōnibus
vocative coxō coxōnēs

References

  • coxo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coxo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cōxus, from Latin coxa. Compare Spanish cojo, Catalan coix.

Adjective

coxo m (feminine singular coxa, masculine plural coxos, feminine plural coxas, comparable)

  1. lame (unable to walk properly)
  2. (figuratively) incomplete

Synonyms

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