cobion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κώβιον (kṓbion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.bi.on/, [ˈkoːbiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈko.bi.on/, [ˈkɔːbion]

Noun

cōbion n (genitive cōbiī); second declension

1. A kind of spurge

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cōbion	cōbia
Genitive	cōbiī	cōbiōrum
Dative	cōbiō	cōbiīs
Accusative	cōbion	cōbia
Ablative	cōbiō	cōbiīs
Vocative	cōbion	cōbia

Synonyms

• tithymalus

References

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