cranium
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪni.əm/
- Rhymes: -eɪniəm
Noun
cranium (plural craniums or crania)
- The skull of a vertebrate.
- That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- hemicrania
- hemicraniectomy
- hemicraniotomy
Translations
skull — see skull
braincase
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Renaissance Latin, from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkraː.ni.um/, [ˈkraː.ni.ũ]
Noun
crānium n (genitive crāniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crānium | crānia |
| genitive | crāniī | crāniōrum |
| dative | crāniō | crāniīs |
| accusative | crānium | crānia |
| ablative | crāniō | crāniīs |
| vocative | crānium | crānia |
Descendants
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