Omphalium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀμφάλιον (Omphálion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /omˈpʰa.li.um/, [ɔmˈpʰälʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /omˈfa.li.um/, [omˈfäːlium]
Proper noun edit
Omphalium n sg (genitive Omphaliī or Omphalī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Omphalium |
| Genitive | Omphaliī Omphalī1 |
| Dative | Omphaliō |
| Accusative | Omphalium |
| Ablative | Omphaliō |
| Vocative | Omphalium |
| Locative | Omphaliī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “omphalium-geo02”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly