hibernaculum
English
Etymology
From Latin hibernaculum (“winter quarters”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hʌɪ.bəˈnak.juː.ləm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.bərˈnæk.jə.ləm/
- Hyphenation: hi‧ber‧nac‧u‧lum
Noun
hibernaculum (plural hibernacula)
- (zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter
- (botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
Related terms
Translations
zoology: shelter for winter
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botany: wintering bud
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See also
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hiː.berˈnaː.ku.lum/, [hiː.bɛrˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũ]
Noun
hībernāculum n (genitive hībernāculī); second declension
- winter quarters; a winter residence
- (in the plural) winter encampment
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hībernāculum | hībernācula |
| genitive | hībernāculī | hībernāculōrum |
| dative | hībernāculō | hībernāculīs |
| accusative | hībernāculum | hībernācula |
| ablative | hībernāculō | hībernāculīs |
| vocative | hībernāculum | hībernācula |
Related terms
References
- hibernaculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hibernaculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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