Cordus

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See also: cordus

Latin

Etymology

From chordus (late-born).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cordus m sg (genitive Cordī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Aulus Cremutius Cordus, a Roman historian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

References

  • Cordus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cordus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.