condylus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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condylus m (genitive condylī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) condyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone
  2. node in the culm of a reed

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative condylus condylī
Genitive condylī condylōrum
Dative condylō condylīs
Accusative condylum condylōs
Ablative condylō condylīs
Vocative condyle condylī

Descendants

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  • English: condyle
  • French: condyle
  • Spanish: cóndilo

References

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