cothurnatus
πόθῳ δὲ τοῦ θανόντος ἠγκιστρωμένη ψυχὴν περισπαίροντι φυσήσει νεκρῷ → pierced by sorrow for the dead shall breathe forth her soul on the quivering body
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏthurnātus: a, um, adj. cothurnus,
I of or pertaining to the cothurnus, lit. buskined; hence, elevated, lofty, tragic (opp. excalceatus, comic, Sen. Ep. 8, 8; 76, 31; not ante-Aug.): Maronis grande opus, Mart. 5, 5, 8: Lycophron, Ov. lb. 529: vates, id. Am. 2, 18, 18: deae, id. F. 5, 348: sermo, Macr. S. 7, 5 fin.: scelera, Lact. 6, 20.—* adv.: cŏ-thurnātē, loftily, tragically; only comp. (late Lat.): cothurnatius, Amm. 28, 1, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏthurnātus,¹³ a, um (cothurnus), chaussé du cothurne : Sen. Ep. 76, 31 || cothurnati, ōrum, m., acteurs tragiques : Sen. Ep. 8, 8 || tragique, imposant : cothurnata dea Ov. F. 5, 348, déesse imposante ; cothurnata scelera Lact. Inst. 6, 20, crimes dignes du cothurne.
