condylus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.dy.lus/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.di.lus/, [ˈkɔn̪d̪ilus]

Noun

condylus m (genitive condylī); second declension

1. (anatomy) condyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone
2. node in the culm of a reed

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	condylus	condylī
Genitive	condylī	condylōrum
Dative	condylō	condylīs
Accusative	condylum	condylōs
Ablative	condylō	condylīs
Vocative	condyle	condylī

Descendants

• English: condyle
• French: condyle
• Spanish: cóndilo

References

• “condylus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• condylus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.