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
- M
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..." - P
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..."
