κόρυμβος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of κορυφή (koruphḗ).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κόρυμβος • (kórumbos) m (genitive κορύμβου); second declension

  1. (nautical) uppermost point of a ship
  2. top of a mountain
  3. (botany) cluster of the ivy fruit

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ κόρυμβος; τοῦ κορύμβου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κόρυμβος
ho kórumbos		 τὼ κορύμβω
tṑ korúmbō		 οἱ κόρυμβοι
hoi kórumboi
Genitive τοῦ κορύμβου
toû korúmbou		 τοῖν κορύμβοιν
toîn korúmboin		 τῶν κορύμβων
tôn korúmbōn
Dative τῷ κορύμβῳ
tôi korúmbōi		 τοῖν κορύμβοιν
toîn korúmboin		 τοῖς κορύμβοις
toîs korúmbois
Accusative τὸν κόρυμβον
tòn kórumbon		 τὼ κορύμβω
tṑ korúmbō		 τοὺς κορύμβους
toùs korúmbous
Vocative κόρυμβε
kórumbe		 κορύμβω
korúmbō		 κόρυμβοι
kórumboi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • κορυμβάς (korumbás)
  • κορύμβη (korúmbē)
  • κορυμβίας (korumbías)
  • κορύμβιον (korúmbion)
  • κορυμβίτης (korumbítēs)
  • κορυμβοειδής (korumboeidḗs)
  • κορυμβόομαι (korumbóomai)
  • κορυμβοφόρος (korumbophóros)
  • κορυμβώδης (korumbṓdēs)

Descendants
  • → Latin: corymbus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French corymbe, from Latin corymbus, from Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈko.ɾiɱ.vos/

Noun

κόρυμβος • (kórymvos) m (plural κόρυμβοι)

  1. (botany) cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top

Declension
declension of κόρυμβος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κόρυμβος • κόρυμβοι •
genitive κορύμβου • κορύμβων •
accusative κόρυμβο • κορύμβους •
vocative κόρυμβε • κόρυμβοι •

Further reading
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