haustrum
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
haustrum (plural haustra or haustrae)
- (anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.
Related terms
- haustration
- haustral
- haustral contraction
Anagrams
- muhurtas
Latin
Alternative forms
- austrum
Etymology
From hauriō (“draw, drain”) + -trum
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhau̯s.trum/, [ˈhau̯s.trũ]
Noun
haustrum n (genitive haustrī); second declension
- A tool for drawing water; scoop, bucket.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | haustrum | haustra |
| Genitive | haustrī | haustrōrum |
| Dative | haustrō | haustrīs |
| Accusative | haustrum | haustra |
| Ablative | haustrō | haustrīs |
| Vocative | haustrum | haustra |
Related terms
- hauriō
- haustor
- haustus
References
- haustrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- haustrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette