corymbus

English

Etymology

Latin corymbus; Doublet of corymb.

Noun

corymbus (plural corymbi)

(historical) A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.

Related terms

korymbos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “peak, summit; cluster of fruit; necklace”), from the same source as κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head, top, skull”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈrym.bus/, [kɔˈrʏmbʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈrim.bus/, [koˈrimbus]

Noun

corymbus m (genitive corymbī); second declension

cluster of fruit or flowers

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	corymbus	corymbī
Genitive	corymbī	corymbōrum
Dative	corymbō	corymbīs
Accusative	corymbum	corymbōs
Ablative	corymbō	corymbīs
Vocative	corymbe	corymbī

References

“corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
corymbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“corymbus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers