corallium
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), probably ultimately of Semitic origin, see coral for more.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koˈral.li.um/, [kɔˈral.li.ũ]
Noun
corallium n (genitive coralliī); second declension
- coral (the substance, usually referring to the reddish-orange variety)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | corallium | corallia |
| Genitive | coralliī | coralliōrum |
| Dative | coralliō | coralliīs |
| Accusative | corallium | corallia |
| Ablative | coralliō | coralliīs |
| Vocative | corallium | corallia |
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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