κόθορνος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Lydian according to Jonkees, but more probably from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόθορνος (kóthornosm (genitive κοθόρνου); second declension

  1. buskin, high boot, which covered the whole foot and half the leg, with thick soles, used by actors to increase their height

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: cothurnus
    • English: cothurn (learned)
    • French: cothurne (learned)
    • German: Kothurn (learned)
    • Italian: coturno (learned)
    • Polish: koturn (learned)
    • Russian: коту́рн (kotúrn) (learned)
    • Spanish: coturno (learned)
  • Spanish: coturno

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