corymbus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin corymbus; Doublet of corymb.
Noun[edit]
corymbus (plural corymbi)
- (historical) A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “peak, summit; cluster of fruit; necklace”), from the same source as κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head, top, skull”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈrym.bus/, [kɔˈrʏmbʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈrim.bus/, [koˈrimbus]
Noun[edit]
corymbus m (genitive corymbī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corymbus | corymbī |
| Genitive | corymbī | corymbōrum |
| Dative | corymbō | corymbīs |
| Accusative | corymbum | corymbōs |
| Ablative | corymbō | corymbīs |
| Vocative | corymbe | corymbī |
References[edit]
- “corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corymbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “corymbus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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