Cosa

See also: cosa, cósa, and cosà

Italian

Noun

Cosa f (plural Cose, masculine Coso)

1. what's-her-name

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Latin

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌂𐌖𐌔𐌉 (cusi) or 𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌉𐌀 (cosia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈko.sa/, [ˈkɔs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.sa/, [ˈkɔːs̬ä]

The city's Capitolium

Proper noun

Cosa f sg (genitive Cosae); first declension

1. an Etruscan city of Etruria, situated on the seacoast

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cosa
Genitive	Cosae
Dative	Cosae
Accusative	Cosam
Ablative	Cosā
Vocative	Cosa
Locative	Cosae

Derived terms

• Cosānum
• Cosānus

References

• Cosa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cosa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly