condylus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos).

Pronunciation

Noun

condylus m (genitive condylī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) condyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone
  2. node in the culm of a reed

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative condylus condylī
genitive condylī condylōrum
dative condylō condylīs
accusative condylum condylōs
ablative condylō condylīs
vocative condyle condylī

Descendants

  • English: condyle
  • French: condyle
  • Spanish: cóndilo

References

  • “condylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • condylus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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