cocistro

Latin

Etymology

From *coquaster +‎ -ō (suffix forming appellations), from coquus (“cook”) +‎ -aster. Attested directly only in the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville (7th century).

Noun

cocistrō m (genitive cocistrōnis); third declension (Late Latin)

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

• Old French: coistron
  • → English: custron

References

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