embolum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐμβάλλω (embállō).

Noun

embolum n (genitive embolī); second declension

  1. (nautical) beak of a ship

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative embolum embola
Genitive embolī embolōrum
Dative embolō embolīs
Accusative embolum embola
Ablative embolō embolīs
Vocative embolum embola

References
  • embolum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • embolum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • embolum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • embolum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • embolum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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