colober

Latin

Noun

colober m (genitive colobrī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. Alternative form of coluber (“snake, serpent”) (for the /u/ > [ɔ], see *colŏbra/*iŏvenem/*ŏvum)
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 177:

     coluber non colober

     (The correct form is) coluber, not colober]

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

	singular	plural
nominative	colober	colobrī
genitive	colobrī	colobrōrum
dative	colobrō	colobrīs
accusative	colobrum	colobrōs
ablative	colobrō	colobrīs
vocative	colober	colobrī

Descendants

• Asturian: cuélebre
• Old Spanish: culuebro
• Sardinian: colovru, coloru, caloru, caboru, caoru