LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

collȳrium

collȳrium n (genitive collȳriī or collȳrī)
Classical[kɔlˈlyː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kolˈliː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. eye-salve
  2. pessary, suppository

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecollȳriumcollȳria
genitivecollȳriī
collȳrī		collȳriōrum
dativecollȳriōcollȳriīs
accusativecollȳriumcollȳria
ablativecollȳriōcollȳriīs
vocativecollȳriumcollȳria

collȳrĭum, ii, n., = κολλύριον (a mass similar to the collyra-dough; hence, in medic. lang.),
I. A tent, pessary, suppository, etc., Cels. 5, 28, 12; Col. 6, 6, 5; 6, 30, 8; Plin. 26, 12, 78, § 126; 28, 9, 37, § 139; Scrib. Comp. 142.—
B. Esp., a liquid eyesalve, Cels. 7, 7, 4; * Hor. S. 1, 5, 30; Veg. 3, 16, 2; 3, 16, 8; 3, 18, 2.—
II. Meton., a shaft, pillar, Sid. Ep. 2, 2.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κολλῡ́ρα(kollū́ra)
  2. Latincollȳrium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek κολλύριον (kollúrion)bor. Latin collȳrium Borrowed from Ancient Greek κολλύριον (kollúrion, “eye salve”).

Descendants
  • Catalancol·liri
  • Frenchcollyre
  • Italiancollirio
  • Portuguesecolírio
  • Spanishcolirio
  • Galiciancolirio
  • Siciliancullìriu

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCollyriumCollyrium (κολλύριον, diminutive of κολλύρα, a roll; hence): 1. In medical language, a tent, pessary or suppositary, made of medicinal substances and …

Quick answers

What does collȳrium mean in Latin?
collȳrium, a noun, means “eye-salve; pessary, suppository”.
What is the genitive of collȳrium?
The genitive singular is collȳriī. collȳrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce collȳrium?
In classical Latin, [kɔlˈlyː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kolˈliː.ri.um].
Where does collȳrium come from?
Ancient Greek κολλῡ́ρα (kollū́ra) → Latin collȳrium.