corymbus

English

Etymology

Latin corymbus

Noun

corymbus (plural corymbi)

  1. (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

  1. 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
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