What does condylus mean in Latin?

condylus, a noun, means “condyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone; node in the culm of a reed”.

What is the genitive of condylus?

The genitive singular is condylī. condylus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈkɔn.dy.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn.di.lus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

condylus m (genitive condylī)

Classical[ˈkɔn.dy.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.di.lus]

condўlus († condŭlus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 38, 14 Müll.), i, m., = κόνδυλος. *

I. The knob or knuckle of a joint; esp. plur., the fist: complicatis in condylos digitis, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.—*

II. (A joint of a reed; hence meton.) A reed, Mart. 5, 78, 30 dub.—*

III. = anulus, Paul. ex Fest. l. l.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos).

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