corymbus
English
Etymology
Latin corymbus
Noun
corymbus (plural corymbi)
- (historical) A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “peak, summit; cluster of fruit; necklace”), from κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head, top, skull”).
Noun
corymbus m (genitive corymbī); second declension
- cluster of fruit or flowers
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corymbus | corymbī |
| Genitive | corymbī | corymbōrum |
| Dative | corymbō | corymbīs |
| Accusative | corymbum | corymbōs |
| Ablative | corymbō | corymbīs |
| Vocative | corymbe | corymbī |
References
- 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