coryphia
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion, “a mollusc”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈry.pʰi.a/, [kɔˈrʏ.pʰi.a]
Noun
coryphia n pl (genitive coryphiōrum); second declension
- (plural only) A kind of murex yielding a purple dye
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | coryphia |
| Genitive | coryphiōrum |
| Dative | coryphiīs |
| Accusative | coryphia |
| Ablative | coryphiīs |
| Vocative | coryphia |
References
- coryphia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coryphia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette