funiculus
English
Etymology
From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus.
Noun
funiculus (plural funiculi)
- (anatomy) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord
- (botany) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta
Translations
cordlike structure
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stalk
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fuːˈni.ku.lus/, [fuːˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
fūniculus m (genitive fūniculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fūniculus | fūniculī |
| genitive | fūniculī | fūniculōrum |
| dative | fūniculō | fūniculīs |
| accusative | fūniculum | fūniculōs |
| ablative | fūniculō | fūniculīs |
| vocative | fūnicule | fūniculī |
Synonyms
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Descendants
References
- funiculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- funiculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- funiculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- funiculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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