"coryphia" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [kɔˈry.pʰi.a] [Classical-Latin], [koˈriː.fi.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: coryphiōrum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], coryphia [nominative, plural], coryphiōrum [genitive, plural], coryphiīs [dative, plural], coryphia [accusative, plural], coryphiīs [ablative, plural], coryphia [plural, vocative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion)bor. Latin coryphia Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion, “a mollusc”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:κορύφιον<t:a mollusc>|text=+|title=coryphia|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion)bor. Latin coryphia [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "a mollusc", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κορύφιον", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "coryphia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="coryphia"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορύφιον (korúphion, “a mollusc”). Head templates: {{la-noun|coryphia<2>|g=n}} coryphia n pl (genitive coryphiōrum); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|coryphia<2>}}
  1. (plural only) A kind of murex yielding a purple dye Tags: declension-2, neuter, plural, plural-only
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