Cos
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English
Proper noun
Cos
- Alternative spelling of Kos
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French
Proper noun
Cos ?
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /koːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kos/,
Proper noun
Cōs f sg (genitive Coī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cōs |
| Genitive | Cōī |
| Dative | Cōō |
| Accusative | Cōum |
| Ablative | Cōō |
| Vocative | Cōe |
| Locative | Cōī |
References
- “Cōs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Cos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly