crobylos

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

crōbylos m (genitive crōbylī); second declension

  1. a roll of hair knotted on the crown of the head

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

  • Italian: crobilo

References[edit]

  • 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.