cocistro

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈkis.troː/, [kɔˈkɪs̠t̪roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈt͡ʃis.tro/, [koˈt͡ʃist̪ro]

Noun

cocistrō m (genitive cocistrōnis); third declension

1. A slave charged to taste the dishes

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cocistrō	cocistrōnēs
Genitive	cocistrōnis	cocistrōnum
Dative	cocistrōnī	cocistrōnibus
Accusative	cocistrōnem	cocistrōnēs
Ablative	cocistrōne	cocistrōnibus
Vocative	cocistrō	cocistrōnēs

Descendants

• English: custron

References

• cocistro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.