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corymbus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin corymbus; Doublet of corymb.

Noun

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corymbus (plural corymbi)

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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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corymbus m (genitive corymbī); second declension

  1. cluster of fruit or flowers

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative corymbus corymbī
genitive corymbī corymbōrum
dative corymbō corymbīs
accusative corymbum corymbōs
ablative corymbō corymbīs
vocative corymbe corymbī

References

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  • 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