noun · masculinesecond declension
obelus
obelus m (genitive obelī)
Meaning
- Late Latinmasculineobelisk (diacritical mark)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obelus | obelī |
| genitive | obelī | obelōrum |
| dative | obelō | obelīs |
| accusative | obelum | obelōs |
| ablative | obelō | obelīs |
| vocative | obele | obelī |
ŏbĕlus, i, m., = ὀβελός (a spit),
I. a critical mark shaped like a spit (†), placed opposite suspected passages in books, an obelisk (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 104; 108; 112; Aus. Sap. 13 prooem.; Isid. Orig. 1, 20, 2.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβελός (obelós).
In English words that came into English from obelus
- obelusobelus