crobylos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkroː.by.los/, [ˈkroːbʏɫ̪ɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkro.bi.los/, [ˈkrɔːbilos]

Noun

crōbylos m (genitive crōbylī); second declension

a roll of hair knotted on the crown of the head

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	crōbylos	crōbylī
Genitive	crōbylī	crōbylōrum
Dative	crōbylō	crōbylīs
Accusative	crōbylon	crōbylōs
Ablative	crōbylō	crōbylīs
Vocative	crōbyle	crōbylī

Descendants

→ Italian: crobilo

References

“crobylos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
crobylos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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