noun · masculinesecond declension
rhombus1
rhombus m (genitive rhombī)
Classical[ˈrʰɔm.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔm.bus]
Meaning
- masculinerhombus (geometry)
- masculineflatfish
- masculinea magician's circle
- Medieval Latinmasculinesturgeon
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rhombus | rhombī |
| genitive | rhombī | rhombōrum |
| dative | rhombō | rhombīs |
| accusative | rhombum | rhombōs |
| ablative | rhombō | rhombīs |
| vocative | rhombe | rhombī |
rhombus, i, m., = ῥόμβος.
I. A magician's circle, Prop. 2, 28, 35 (3, 25, 1); 3, 6, 26 (4, 5, 26); Ov. Am. 1, 8, 7; Mart. 9, 30, 9; 12, 57, 17.—
II. A kind of fish, flatfish, turbot, Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 169; Hor. S. 1, 2, 116; 2, 2, 42; 48; 49; 95; 2, 8, 30; id. Epod. 2, 50; Juv. 4, 39; 68; 119; 11, 121; Mart. 13, 81 al.—
III. A mathematical figure whose four sides and opposite angles are equal, a rhomb, Front. Expos. Form. p. 36 Goes.; Mart. Cap. 6, § 712.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rhombus ī, m
, ῥόμβος, a magician's circle, O., Pr.—A flatfish, turbot, H., Iu.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”).
Descendants
- Catalanrom
- Italianrombo
- Portugueserumo
- Spanishrumbo
- Englishrhumbfrom Spanish rumbo
- Spanishromo
- Catalanrombe
- Englishrhombus
- Englishrhomb
- Frenchrhombe