"coryphaeus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ko.ryˈpʰae̯.us/ [Classical-Latin], [kɔrʏˈpʰäe̯ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ko.riˈfe.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [koriˈfɛːus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κορυφαῖος}} Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos) Head templates: {{la-noun|coryphaeus<2>|g=m}} coryphaeus m (genitive coryphaeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|coryphaeus<2>}} Forms: coryphaeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], coryphaeus [nominative, singular], coryphaeī [nominative, plural], coryphaeī [genitive, singular], coryphaeōrum [genitive, plural], coryphaeō [dative, singular], coryphaeīs [dative, plural], coryphaeum [accusative, singular], coryphaeōs [accusative, plural], coryphaeō [ablative, singular], coryphaeīs [ablative, plural], coryphaee [singular, vocative], coryphaeī [plural, vocative]
  1. a leader, chief, head Tags: declension-2, masculine
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: corifeu",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: corifeu"
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      "text": "→ English: coryphaeus"
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      "text": "→ Esperanto: korifeo"
    },
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            "1": "fr",
            "2": "coryphée",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: coryphée\n→ Dutch: coryfee\n→ English: coryphée\n→ Romanian: corifeu\n→ Swedish: koryfé",
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      "text": "→ French: coryphée\n→ Dutch: coryfee\n→ English: coryphée\n→ Romanian: corifeu\n→ Swedish: koryfé"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Koryphäe",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: corifeo"
    },
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      "text": "→ Spanish: corifeo"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "coryphaeō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kɔrʏˈpʰäe̯ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ko.riˈfe.us/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koriˈfɛːus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coryphaeus"
}
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: corifeu",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: corifeu"
    },
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      "text": "→ English: coryphaeus"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Esperanto: korifeo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "coryphée",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: coryphée\n→ Dutch: coryfee\n→ English: coryphée\n→ Romanian: corifeu\n→ Swedish: koryfé"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Koryphäe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Koryphäe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Koryphäe"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: corifeo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: corifeo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "koryfeusz",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: koryfeusz"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "corifeo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: corifeo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: corifeo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "corifeo",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: corifeo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: corifeo"
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      "form": "coryphaeī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "coryphaeī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "coryphaeōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coryphaeī",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin nouns with red links in their inflection tables",
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        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ko.riˈfe.us/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[koriˈfɛːus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}

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