coa, coae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lustful woman; (wearing fine Coan silk?); fictitious nickname of Clodia (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coa | coae |
| Gen. | coae | coarum |
| Dat. | coae | cois |
| Acc. | coam | coas |
| Voc. | coa | coae |
| Abl. | coa | cois |
Examples
- D
Satura VIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ingens stabat aceruos nummorum, Spartana chlamys, conchylia Coa, et cum Parrhasii tabulis signisque Myronis Phidiacum uiuebat ebur..." - M
XIV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...dolore constabit, ut adhuc labentem adgrediaris animum, ut coa[du]lescentis ardoris impetus in parvis extinguatur elementis..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictus: Sive erit in Cois, Coa decere puta. Aurata est? ipso tibi sit pretiosior auro..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...radices, qualia lassum pervellunt stomachum, siser, allec, faecula Coa. his ut sublatis puer alte cinctus acernam gausape purpureo..." - T
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Syria uenire, tredecim suis nauibus et una Coa quinqueremi, altera Cnidia Rhodum, ut ibi in statione essent, profecti..."