Dictionary formcollum, colli(neuter)
Translation
neck; throat
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | collum | colla |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | collum | colla |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | collum | colla |
| Genitiveof | colli | collorum |
| Dativeto, for | collo | collis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | collo | collis |
Examples
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His neck is long.
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She wore gold around her neck.
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He placed a yoke on its neck.
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The necks of the horses are high.
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She put her arms around her father's neck.
Collum, colli, n., second declension. The one habit to watch is poetic: verse regularly uses the plural colla for a single neck, so colla dedit does not mean a creature with several. A masculine byform collus turns up in early comedy.
The neck is where Latin puts submission. Iugum collo imponere is to impose a yoke, dare colla is to submit, and in collo esse is to be at someone's throat, close on their heels. Do not connect it with collis, "hill", or with colo, "cultivate"; the resemblance is accidental. Italian collo, French cou and Spanish cuello descend from it, and English gets collar, decollation and, at one remove, accolade, an embrace about the neck.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 2: collum, praecipio, receptor and 6 more words.