parabolus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek παράβολος (parábolos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈra.bo.lus/, [päˈräbɔɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /paˈra.bo.lus/, [päˈräːbolus]

Noun

parabolus m (genitive parabolī); second declension

a daredevil or reckless fellow who exposes himself to danger or who risks his life on any thing

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	parabolus	parabolī
Genitive	parabolī	parabolōrum
Dative	parabolō	parabolīs
Accusative	parabolum	parabolōs
Ablative	parabolō	parabolīs
Vocative	parabole	parabolī

Derived terms

parabolānus

References

“părăbŏlus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
părăbŏlus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,112/3.

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