lemniscus
English
Etymology
From Latin lēmniscus, from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos). See lemniscata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛmˈnɪs.kəs/
- Hyphenation: lem‧nis‧cus
Noun
lemniscus (plural lemniscuses or lemnisci)
- (zoology) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
- A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
- (anatomy) A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos, “woollen fillet, ribbon”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /leːmˈnis.kus/, [ɫeːmˈnɪs.kʊs]
Noun
lēmniscus m (genitive lēmniscī); second declension
- A pendent ribbon
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēmniscus | lēmniscī |
| Genitive | lēmniscī | lēmniscōrum |
| Dative | lēmniscō | lēmniscīs |
| Accusative | lēmniscum | lēmniscōs |
| Ablative | lēmniscō | lēmniscīs |
| Vocative | lēmnisce | lēmniscī |
Derived terms
- lēmniscātus
References
- lemniscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lemniscus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lemniscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lemniscus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lemniscus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin