clidion
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλειδίον (kleidíon).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkliː.di.on/, [ˈklʲiːd̪iɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkli.di.on/, [ˈkliːd̪ion]
Noun
[edit]clīdion n (genitive clīdiī); second declension
- The collarbone of the tunny
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clīdion | clīdia |
| genitive | clīdiī | clīdiōrum |
| dative | clīdiō | clīdiīs |
| accusative | clīdion | clīdia |
| ablative | clīdiō | clīdiīs |
| vocative | clīdion | clīdia |
References
[edit]- “clidion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clidion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.