cothurnus
[ koh-thur-nuh s ]
/ koʊˈθɜr nəs /
noun, plural co·thur·ni [koh-thur-nahy] /koʊˈθɜr naɪ/.
a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy.
Also
co·thurn
[koh-thurn, koh-thurn] /ˈkoʊ θɜrn, koʊˈθɜrn/.
Origin of cothurnus
1720–30; < Latin < Greek
kóthornos buskin, type of boot worn by tragic actors in heroic roles
OTHER WORDS FROM cothurnus
co·thur·nal, adjectiveWords nearby cothurnus
coterie,
coterminous,
coth,
cothamore,
cothromboplastin,
cothurnus,
cotidal,
cotillion,
cotillon,
cotinga,
cotman
Example sentences from the Web for cothurni
Suddenly Matho put on his cothurni, buckled on his brazen jacket of mail, and took his helmet.
Salammbo |Gustave FlaubertComedians wore the socci or slippers, and tragedians the cothurni.
Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology |Charles K. Dillaway
British Dictionary definitions for cothurni
cothurnus
cothurn (ˈkəʊθɜːn, kəʊˈθɜːn)
/ (kəʊˈθɜːnəs) /
noun plural -thurni (-ˈθɜːnaɪ) or -thurns
the buskin worn in ancient Greek tragedy
Word Origin for cothurnus
C18: from Latin, from Greek
kothornos