corycomachia

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κωρυκομαχία (kōrukomakhía), from κώρυκος (kṓrukos) +‎ -μαχία (-makhía). By surface analysis, cōrycus +‎ -machia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [koː.ry.kɔˈma.kʰi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ko.ri.koˈmaː.ki.a] === Noun === cōrycomachia f (genitive cōrycomachiae); first declension an exercise performed with a leathern ball suspended from the ceiling by a string ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: corycomachia French: corycomachie === Further reading === “corycomachia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.