colyphia
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κωλύφια (kōlúphia) (not in dictionaries), from κωλήν (kōlḗn, “loin”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koːˈlyː.pʰi.a/, [koːˈlʲyːpʰiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈli.fi.a/, [koˈliːfiä]
Noun edit
cōlȳphia n pl (genitive cōlȳphiōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | cōlȳphia |
| Genitive | cōlȳphiōrum |
| Dative | cōlȳphiīs |
| Accusative | cōlȳphia |
| Ablative | cōlȳphiīs |
| Vocative | cōlȳphia |
References edit
- “colyphia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “colyphia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers