Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion, small mussel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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conchȳlium n (genitive conchȳliī or conchȳlī); second declension

  1. shellfish
  2. oyster
  3. purple (colour, garments)

Declension

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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

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  • Catalan: conquilla
  • Italian: conchiglia
  • Neapolitan: sconciglio

References

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  • 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.