colpus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin colpus (“stroke; strike; hit”), from earlier Latin colaphus. Doublet of coup.
Noun edit
colpus (plural colpi)
- (botany, palynology) A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Attested c. 500 CE, in the Lex Salica.
Noun edit
colpus m (genitive colpī); second declension (Late Latin)
- Alternative form of colaphus (“a blow with the fist”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | colpus | colpī |
Genitive | colpī | colpōrum |
Dative | colpō | colpīs |
Accusative | colpum | colpōs |
Ablative | colpō | colpīs |
Vocative | colpe | colpī |