crobylos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkroː.by.los/, [ˈkroːbʏɫ̪ɔs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.bi.los/, [ˈkrɔːbilos]

Noun

crōbylos m (genitive crōbylī); second declension

  1. 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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