ulcus
English
Etymology
From Latin ulcus (“sore”)
Noun
ulcus
- (palynology) A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain.
Derived terms
- ulcerate
- ulculus
Latin
Etymology
From earlier *olcos, from Proto-Italic *elkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elk- (“wound, illness, ulcer”) (compare Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), Old Norse illr (“bad, sick”), Sanskrit अर्शस् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈul.kus/, [ˈʊɫ.kʊs]
Noun
ulcus n (genitive ulceris); third declension
- sore, ulcer, wound
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ulcus | ulcera |
| Genitive | ulceris | ulcerum |
| Dative | ulcerī | ulceribus |
| Accusative | ulcus | ulcera |
| Ablative | ulcere | ulceribus |
| Vocative | ulcus | ulcera |
Descendants
- French: ulcère
- Italian: ulcera
- Spanish: úlcera
See also
- vulnus
- ulcus cruris
References
- ulcus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ulcus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ulcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, s.v. "ulcus" (Leiden: Brill, 2008), 637.