colober

Latin

Noun

colober m (genitive colobrī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

  1. alternative form of coluber (“snake, serpent”) (for the /u/ > [ɔ], see *colŏbra/*iŏvenem/*ŏvum)
    • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 177:
      coluber non colober
      (The correct form is) coluber, not colober]

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

singular plural
nominative colober colobrī
genitive colobrī colobrōrum
dative colobrō colobrīs
accusative colobrum colobrōs
ablative colobrō colobrīs
vocative colober colobrī

Descendants

  • Asturian: cuélebre
  • Old Spanish: culuebro
  • Sardinian: colovru, coloru, caloru, caboru, caoru
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