coxus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perhaps from coxa (hip). Attested in the writings of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and various late glosses.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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coxus (feminine coxa, neuter coxum); first/second-declension adjective (rare)

  1. lame
    Synonym: claudus

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative coxus coxa coxum coxī coxae coxa
Genitive coxī coxae coxī coxōrum coxārum coxōrum
Dative coxō coxō coxīs
Accusative coxum coxam coxum coxōs coxās coxa
Ablative coxō coxā coxō coxīs
Vocative coxe coxa coxum coxī coxae coxa

Descendants

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  • Aragonese: coixo
  • Catalan: coix
  • Galician: coxo
  • Portuguese: coxo
  • Spanish: cojo

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “coxo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 130