Carambis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάραμβις (Kárambis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈram.bis/, [käˈrämbɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈram.bis/, [käˈrämbis]

Proper noun

Carambis f sg (genitive Carambis); third declension

1. A promontory and town of Paphlagonia

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Carambis
genitive	Carambis
dative	Carambī
accusative	Carambem
ablative	Carambe
vocative	Carambis
locative	Carambī Carambe

References

• Carambis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Carambis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly