infundibulum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪbjʊləm
Noun
infundibulum (plural infundibula)
- (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
- Synonym: choana
Related terms
- infundibular
Translations
a funnel-shaped cavity or organ
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French
Etymology
From Latin īnfundibulum.
Noun
infundibulum m (plural infundibulums)
- (anatomy) infundibulum
Derived terms
- infundibulaire
Further reading
- “infundibulum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From īnfund(i) (“to pour in or upon”) + -bulum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [ĩːfʊn̪ˈd̪ɪbʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [iɱfun̪ˈd̪iːbulum]
Noun
īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension
- funnel (for pouring liquids)
- hopper (in mill)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
Genitive | īnfundibulī | īnfundibulōrum |
Dative | īnfundibulō | īnfundibulīs |
Accusative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
Ablative | īnfundibulō | īnfundibulīs |
Vocative | īnfundibulum | īnfundibula |
Descendants
- Catalan: infundíbul
- French: infundibulum
- Galician: infundíbulo
- Italian: infundibolo
- Portuguese: infundíbulo
- Spanish: infundíbulo
References
- “infundibulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- infundibulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “infundibulum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers