cothurne

cothurne

See also: cothurné

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.tyʁn/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Noun

cothurne m (plural cothurnes)

  1. (Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) buskin
  2. (theater, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) cothurnus, buskin (symbolizing tragedy)
    Coordinate term: socque
  • cothurné

Further reading

Latin

Noun

cothurne

  1. vocative singular of cothurnus
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