crobylos

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρωβύλος (krōbúlos).

Pronunciation

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).

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.