cuticula
See also: cutícula
English
Etymology
From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”). Doublet of cuticle.
Noun
cuticula (plural cuticulae)
- (zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
Synonyms
- cuticle
Translations
covering outside epidermis — see cuticle
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of cutis (“covering”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuˈtiː.ku.la/, [kʊˈtiː.kʊ.ɫa]
Noun
cutīcula f (genitive cutīculae); first declension
- skin
- cuticle
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
| Genitive | cutīculae | cutīculārum |
| Dative | cutīculae | cutīculīs |
| Accusative | cutīculam | cutīculās |
| Ablative | cutīculā | cutīculīs |
| Vocative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
Descendants
- Catalan: cutícula
- English: cuticle, cuticula
- Galician: cutícula
- Portuguese: cutícula
- Russian: кути́кула (kutíkula)
- Spanish: cutícula
References
- cuticula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cuticula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cuticula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette