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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Corybās1

Corybās m sg (genitive Corybantis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ry.baːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.ri.bas]

Meaning

  1. GreekCorybas (the son of Iasion and the goddess Cybele, who gave his name to the Korybants)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCorybās—
genitiveCorybantis—
dativeCorybantī—
accusativeCorybantem—
ablativeCorybante—
vocativeCorybā—

Cŏrўbas, antis, m., = Κορύβας.
I. Plur.: Cŏrўbantes, ium, m. (sing. Corybas, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 148 al.), = Κορύβαντες, the priests of Cybele, whose religious service consisted in noisy music and wild armed dances, later interchanged with Curetes (q. v.), Hor. C. 1, 16, 8; Ov. F. 4, 210; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1877; Lact. 1, 13, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 111; Diom. p. 474 P.—Sing., Juv. 5, 25; Mart. 1, 70, 10; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 150; id. Rapt. Pros. 1, 208.—Hence, Cŏrўbantĭus, a, um, adj., of the Corybantes: aera, Verg. A. 3, 111: sacra, Arn. 5, p. 169.—
II. A son of Cybele, and father of the second Apollo, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 57.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κορύβᾱς (Korúbās).

Descendants
  • CatalanCoribant
  • EnglishCorybas
  • FrenchCorybante
  • ItalianCoribante
  • PortugueseCoribante
  • SpanishCoribante
noun · masculinethird declension
Corybās2
Corybās m sg (genitive Corybantis)
Classical[ˈkɔ.ry.baːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.ri.bas]

Meaning

  1. Korybant (any of a group of crested male dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCorybāsCorybantēs
genitiveCorybantisCorybantum
dativeCorybantīCorybantibus
accusativeCorybantemCorybantēs
ablativeCorybanteCorybantibus
vocativeCorybāCorybantēs

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κορύβᾱς (Korúbās).

Descendants
  • Catalancoribant
  • EnglishCorybant
  • Frenchcorybante
  • Italiancoribante
  • Portuguesecoribante
  • Spanishcoribante

Quick answers

What does Corybās mean in Latin?
Corybās, a proper noun, means “Corybas (the son of Iasion and the goddess Cybele, who gave his name to the Korybants)”.
What is the genitive of Corybās?
The genitive singular is Corybantis. Corybās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Corybās?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.ry.baːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.ri.bas].