uncinus
English
Cirrus uncinus cloud formations.
Etymology
From Latin uncīnus (“hook”).
Noun
uncinus (plural uncini)
- (meteorology) A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations.
- (paleontology) The curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles.
Related terms
- unciform
Translations
cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations
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(paleontology) curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles
References
- AMS Glossary of Meteorology
Anagrams
- nuncius
Latin
duō uncīnī (two hooks)
Etymology
Diminutive of uncus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /unˈkiː.nus/, [ʊŋˈkiː.nʊs]
Noun
uncīnus m (genitive uncīnī); second declension
- hook, barb
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uncīnus | uncīnī |
| Genitive | uncīnī | uncīnōrum |
| Dative | uncīnō | uncīnīs |
| Accusative | uncīnum | uncīnōs |
| Ablative | uncīnō | uncīnīs |
| Vocative | uncīne | uncīnī |
Derived terms
- uncātus
- uncīnātus
- uncīnulus
Descendants
- English: uncinus
- Galician: anciño
- Italian: uncino
- Portuguese: ancinho
- Spanish: uncino
References
- uncinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press