conchylium
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kongʰ- (“shell, mussel”).
Noun
conchȳlium n (genitive conchȳliī or conchȳlī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
| Genitive | conchȳliī conchȳlī1 |
conchȳliōrum |
| Dative | conchȳliō | conchȳliīs |
| Accusative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
| Ablative | conchȳliō | conchȳliīs |
| Vocative | conchȳlium | conchȳlia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- “conchylium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “conchylium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- conchylium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.