folliculus
Latin
Etymology
From follis (“purse, sack”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /folˈli.ku.lus/, [fɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
folliculus m (genitive folliculī); second declension
- a small bellows
- a small sack
- an inflated ball (for sport)
- a bud
- husk, pod, shell, skin
- (Late Latin, anatomy) sac
- (Late Latin, anatomy) bladder (urinary)
- (Late Latin, anatomy) scrotum
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | folliculus | folliculī |
| genitive | folliculī | folliculōrum |
| dative | folliculō | folliculīs |
| accusative | folliculum | folliculōs |
| ablative | folliculō | folliculīs |
| vocative | follicule | folliculī |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- folliculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- folliculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- folliculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- folliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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