pulvinar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”).
Noun
pulvinar (plural pulvinars)
- (anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
- (obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
Translations
prominence on the thalamus
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Adjective
pulvinar (comparative more pulvinar, superlative most pulvinar)
- Padded; formed like a cushion.
Anagrams
- parvulin
Latin
Etymology
From pulvīnus (“pillow”) + -ar, from pulvis (“dust, powder”).
Noun
pulvīnar n (genitive pulvīnāris); third declension
- A couch for (images of) the gods
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pulvīnar | pulvīnāria |
Genitive | pulvīnāris | pulvīnārium |
Dative | pulvīnārī | pulvīnāribus |
Accusative | pulvīnar | pulvīnāria |
Ablative | pulvīnārī | pulvīnāribus |
Vocative | pulvīnar | pulvīnāria |
Descendants
- English: pulvinar
- Italian: pulvinare
- Spanish: pulvinar
References
- “pulvinar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “pulvinar”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pulvinar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to proclaim a public thanksgiving at all the street-shrines of the gods: supplicationem indicere ad omnia pulvinaria (Liv. 27. 4)
- (ambiguous) to proclaim a public thanksgiving at all the street-shrines of the gods: supplicationem indicere ad omnia pulvinaria (Liv. 27. 4)
- “pulvinar”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pulvīnar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pulbiˈnaɾ/ [pul.β̞iˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pul‧vi‧nar
Noun
pulvinar m (plural pulvinares)
- (anatomy) pulvinar