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cothurnus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cothur-nus
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A buskin used in ancient tragedy.

noun

The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κόθορνος

Inflected Forms

cothurni (plural) cothurn (alternative) kothornos (alternative)

Derived Forms

cothurnal

Questions

What does cothurnus mean?
A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
Where does cothurnus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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