noun · masculinethird declension
colophōn1
colophōn m (genitive colophōnis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ɫɔ.pʰoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.lo.fon]
Meaning
- summit, peak
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | colophōn | colophōnēs |
| genitive | colophōnis | colophōnum |
| dative | colophōnī | colophōnibus |
| accusative | colophōnem | colophōnēs |
| ablative | colophōne | colophōnibus |
| vocative | colophōn | colophōnēs |
Cŏlŏphon, ōnis (acc. -nem, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33;
I.
-na, Vell. 1, 4, 3; Tac. A. 2, 54), m., = Κολοφών, one of the twelve Ionian towns in Lydia, situated near the sea, and renowned for its cavalry, now perh. Zille or Altobosco, Mel. 1, 17, 2; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 26, 5 sq.; Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 3. —II. Hence,
A. Cŏlŏphōnĭus, a, um, adj., Colophonian:
resina, Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 (also absol.: Colophonia, Scrib. Comp. 137 sq.): Idmon, Ov. M. 6, 8.—In plur.: Cŏlŏphōnii, ōrum, m., the Colophonians, Cic. Arch. 8, 19.—B. Cŏlŏphōnĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same: Homerus (since the inhabitants of Colophon considered him as their countryman;
v. Cic. Arch. l. l.), Verg. Cir. 64; Cels. 5, 19, 11; 5, 19, 17.cŏlŏphōn, ōnos, m.: colophon dixerunt, cum aliquid finitum significaretur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 37, 14 Müll. [ = κολοφών, the summit, the top; cf. in Gr. κολοφῶνα ἐπιθεῖναι, v. Lidd. and Scott, s. v. κολοφών].
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κολοφών (kolophṓn).