coluber

See also: Coluber

Latin

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.lu.ber/, [ˈkɔ.ɫʊ.bɛr]

Noun

coluber m (genitive colubrī); second declension

  1. snake, serpent

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular Plural
nominative coluber colubrī
genitive colubrī colubrōrum
dative colubrō colubrīs
accusative colubrum colubrōs
ablative colubrō colubrīs
vocative coluber1 colubrī

1May also be colubre.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Occitan: colòbra
  • Portuguese: cobra
  • Sardinian: caloru, caboru, caoru, coloru
  • Spanish: culebra

References

  • coluber in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coluber in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coluber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • coluber in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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