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
tōî 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
singular plural
nominative κόρυμβος (kórymvos) κόρυμβοι (kórymvoi)
genitive κορύμβου (korýmvou) κορύμβων (korýmvon)
accusative κόρυμβο (kórymvo) κορύμβους (korýmvous)
vocative κόρυμβε (kórymve) κόρυμβοι (kórymvoi)

Further reading

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