corallium
See also: Corallium
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), probably ultimately of Semitic origin, see coral for more.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /koˈral.li.um/, [kɔˈrälːʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈral.li.um/, [koˈrälːium]
Noun
[edit]corallium n (genitive coralliī or corallī); second declension
- coral (the substance, usually referring to the reddish-orange variety)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corallium | corallia |
| genitive | coralliī corallī1 |
coralliōrum |
| dative | coralliō | coralliīs |
| accusative | corallium | corallia |
| ablative | coralliō | coralliīs |
| vocative | corallium | corallia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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