Asbolus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄσβολος (Ásbolos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.bo.lus/, [ˈäs̠bɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.bo.lus/, [ˈäzbolus]

Proper noun

Asbolus m sg (genitive Asbolī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) A centaur who was nailed to a cross by Heracles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Asbolus
Genitive	Asbolī
Dative	Asbolō
Accusative	Asbolum
Ablative	Asbolō
Vocative	Asbole

References

• “Asbolus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Asbolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.