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
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..."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..."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..."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..."Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Syria uenire, tredecim suis nauibus et una Coa quinqueremi, altera Cnidia Rhodum, ut ibi in statione essent, profecti..."