deverticulum

Latin

Alternative forms

dēvorticulum
dīverticulum

Etymology

From dēvertō (“I turn away, turn aside”) +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /deː.werˈti.ku.lum/, [deː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

dēverticulum n (genitive dēverticulī); second declension

A byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.
(figuratively) A deviation, digression.
A place for travellers to put up; an inn, lodging.
(figuratively) A refuge, retreat, lurking-place.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēverticulum	dēverticula
genitive	dēverticulī	dēverticulōrum
dative	dēverticulō	dēverticulīs
accusative	dēverticulum	dēverticula
ablative	dēverticulō	dēverticulīs
vocative	dēverticulum	dēverticula

Synonyms

(inn): hospitāculum, hospitium

Related terms

References

deverticulum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
deverticulum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
deverticulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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