clidion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειδίον (kleidíon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.di.on/, [ˈklʲiːd̪iɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkli.di.on/, [ˈkliːd̪ion]

Noun

clīdion n (genitive clīdiī); second declension

1. The collarbone of the tunny

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	clīdion	clīdia
Genitive	clīdiī	clīdiōrum
Dative	clīdiō	clīdiīs
Accusative	clīdion	clīdia
Ablative	clīdiō	clīdiīs
Vocative	clīdion	clīdia

References

• “clidion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• clidion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.