colober
Latin
Etymology
From Classical Latin coluber, with lowering from /ŭ/ to /ŏ/ prompted by the following /β/ (< /b/). Cf. Classical Latin ōvum (“egg”) > Vulgar Latin */ɔβu/ (not */oβu/).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /koˈlɔβru/
Noun
colober m (genitive colobrī); second declension
- (Late Latin, proscribed) snake, serpent
- 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi:
- coluber non colober
- [Say or write] coluber, not colober.
- coluber non colober
- 3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi:
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | colober | colobrī |
| Genitive | colobrī | colobrōrum |
| Dative | colobrō | colobrīs |
| Accusative | colobrum | colobrōs |
| Ablative | colobrō | colobrīs |
| Vocative | colober | colobrī |
Descendants
- Asturian: cuélebre
- Old Spanish: culuebro
- Sardinian: colovru, coloru, caloru, caboru, caoru
See also
- *colobra (feminine counterpart)
References
- Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §238