deltidium
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɛlˈtɪdɪəm/
Noun
deltidium (plural deltidiums or deltidia)
- (conchology) The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod shells. [1851]
Related terms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deltidium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
The Latinisation of *deltidion, formed in Latin from Ancient Greek elements: δέλτα (délta) + -ίδιον (-ídion) = literally “little delta”. Compare the Byzantine Greek δελτίδιον (deltídion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /delˈti.di.um/, [dɛɫˈtɪ.di.ũ]
Noun
deltidium n (genitive deltidiī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | deltidium | deltidia |
| genitive | deltidiī | deltidiōrum |
| dative | deltidiō | deltidiīs |
| accusative | deltidium | deltidia |
| ablative | deltidiō | deltidiīs |
| vocative | deltidium | deltidia |
Descendants
- English: deltidium
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