conchylium
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion, “small mussel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈkʰyː.li.um/, [kɔŋˈkʰyːlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈki.li.um/, [koŋˈkiːlium]
Noun edit
conchȳlium n (genitive conchȳliī or conchȳlī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
| Genitive | conchȳliī conchȳlī1 |
conchȳliōrum |
| Dative | conchȳliō | conchȳliīs |
| Accusative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
| Ablative | conchȳliō | conchȳliīs |
| Vocative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants edit
- Catalan: conquilla
- Italian: conchiglia
- Neapolitan: sconciglio
- → English: scungilli
References edit
- “conchylium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “conchylium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- conchylium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.