cofanus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈfaː.nus/, [kɔˈfäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈfa.nus/, [koˈfäːnus]

Noun

cofānus m (genitive cofānī); second declension

1. A pelican

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cofānus	cofānī
Genitive	cofānī	cofānōrum
Dative	cofānō	cofānīs
Accusative	cofānum	cofānōs
Ablative	cofānō	cofānīs
Vocative	cofāne	cofānī

References

• “cofanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cofanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.