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English
Etymology
Latin corymbus; Doublet of corymb.
Noun
corymbus (plural corymbi)
- (historical) A topknot anciently worn by girls in their hair.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos, “peak, summit; cluster of fruit; necklace”), from the same source as κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head, top, skull”).
Pronunciation
Noun
corymbus m (genitive corymbī); second declension
- cluster of fruit or flowers
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- “corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “corymbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corymbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “corymbus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers