Cossus

See also: cossus

Latin

Etymology

From cossus (“woodworm”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkos.sus/, [ˈkɔs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkos.sus/, [ˈkɔsːus]

Proper noun

Cossus m sg (genitive Cossī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Aulus Cornelius Cossus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cossus
genitive	Cossī
dative	Cossō
accusative	Cossum
ablative	Cossō
vocative	Cosse

Descendants

• Translingual: Cossus

References

• Cossus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.