condylus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.dy.lus/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.di.lus/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪ilus]

Noun edit

condylus m (genitive condylī); second declension

(anatomy) condyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone
node in the culm of a reed

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	condylus	condylī
Genitive	condylī	condylōrum
Dative	condylō	condylīs
Accusative	condylum	condylōs
Ablative	condylō	condylīs
Vocative	condyle	condylī

Descendants edit

English: condyle
French: condyle
Spanish: cóndilo

References edit

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

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