Perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Attested in the writings of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and various late glosses.[1]
coxus (feminine coxa, neuter coxum); first/second-declension adjective (rare)
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | coxus | coxa | coxum | coxī | coxae | coxa | |
Genitive | coxī | coxae | coxī | coxōrum | coxārum | coxōrum | |
Dative | coxō | coxō | coxīs | ||||
Accusative | coxum | coxam | coxum | coxōs | coxās | coxa | |
Ablative | coxō | coxā | coxō | coxīs | |||
Vocative | coxe | coxa | coxum | coxī | coxae | coxa |