cotes
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cos, cotis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
flint-stone; whetstone, hone, grinding stone; rocks (pl.); any hard stone (L+S);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →cotes, cotis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rough pointed/detached rock, loose stone; rocks (pl.), cliff, crag; reef;
acc. pl.nom. pl.nom. sg.voc. pl.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...etiam detrahere doctrinam aliquid, ut limam rudibus et cotes hebetibus et uino uetustatem, sed uitia detrahit, atque..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...spicula lucida tergent arvina pingui subiguntque in cote securis; signaque ferre iuvat sonitusque audire tubarum. quinque adeo magnae..."
