Word
Cothurnus scaenicus in tragoedia geritur.
Meaning
The theatrical boot is worn in a tragedy.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Cothurnus scaenicus in tragoedia geritur.
in
in
gerere
to wear
tragoedia
the tragedy
cothurnus
the tragic actor's boot
Questions & Answers about Cothurnus scaenicus in tragoedia geritur.
Why is cothurnus in the nominative case?
Because cothurnus is the subject of the sentence.
The verb geritur means is worn or more literally is carried/worn in the passive, so the thing being worn is what the sentence is about:
- cothurnus = the buskin / tragic boot
- geritur = is worn
So cothurnus is nominative singular: the boot is worn.
Why does scaenicus also end in -us?
Because scaenicus is an adjective modifying cothurnus, and Latin adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
Here:
- cothurnus is masculine singular nominative
- so scaenicus must also be masculine singular nominative
That is why you get cothurnus scaenicus = the theatrical/stage buskin.
What exactly is geritur?