coxus

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Attested in the writings of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and various late glosses.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkok.sus/, [ˈkɔks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkok.sus/, [ˈkɔksus]

Adjective

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

1. lame

   Synonym: claudus

Declension

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

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

References

• coxus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)