furcula
See also: fúrcula
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin furcula.
Noun
furcula (plural furculae or furculæ)
- (anatomy) A forked process or structure, generally two-pronged.
- (ornithology) The forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles in birds, the wishbone or merrythought.
- (entomology) The (two-pronged) forked, somewhat tail-like organ held bent forward and secured by a catch beneath most species of Collembola (springtails), with which they jump by releasing the catch abruptly when alarmed.
Translations
forked bone in birds — See also translations at wishbone
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Latin
Etymology
furca + -ula.
Noun
furcula f (genitive furculae); first declension
- small two-pronged fork
- (plural) a narrow pass, defile
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | furcula | furculae |
| Genitive | furculae | furculārum |
| Dative | furculae | furculīs |
| Accusative | furculam | furculās |
| Ablative | furculā | furculīs |
| Vocative | furcula | furculae |
References
- “furcula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “furcula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- furcula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- furcula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette