The Latin nominative singular form of cothurn; the original Latin term for the tragic actor's boot.
Direct borrowing from Greek 'kothornos' into Latin, maintaining the Greco-Latin naming of theatrical equipment.
Seeing 'cothurnus' in a Latin text is like finding a loanword time capsule—it proves Romans admired Greek theater enough to keep the Greek word instead of inventing a Latin equivalent.
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